AHRQ Patient Safety Network: Physicians' practice of dispensing medicines: a qualitative study.

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Physicians' practice of dispensing medicines: a qualitative study.

Darbyshire D, Gordon M, Baker P, Bates D, Agius S. J Patient Saf. 2014 Aug 18; [Epub ahead of print].

This single-hospital study explored the practice of medication dispensing by physicians. Although physicians were commonly expected to dispense medications, especially in the emergency department, some participants felt insufficiently trained to perform this task.

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