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Double checking the administration of medicines: what is the evidence? A systematic review

Alsulami Z. et al. Archives of Diseases in Childhood, 2012; 97: 833-837

The objective of this article is to evaluate the evidence for double checking the administration of medicines. There is insufficient evidence to either support or refute the practice of double checking the administration of medicines. Clinical trials are needed to establish whether double checking medicines are effective in reducing medication errors.

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