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More than just crushing: a prospective pre-post intervention study to reduce drug preparation errors in patients with feeding tubes.

Lohmann K, Gartner D, Kurze R, et al. J Clin Pharm Ther. 2015;40:220-225.

Crushing pills or capsules is sometimes necessary when a patient is not capable of swallowing normally, but this can also be a source of medication errors. This study, conducted in a university hospital in Germany, demonstrated a significant reduction in inappropriate crushing of medications after an intensive educational program.

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