Medication Without Harm: WHO's Third Global Patient Safety Challenge. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Medication Without Harm: WHO's Third Global Patient Safety Challenge. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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Medication Without Harm: WHO's Third Global Patient Safety Challenge.

Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Association.

Adverse drug events are likely the most common source of preventable harm in both hospitalized and ambulatory patients. This website provides information about a worldwide effort to improve medication safety by examining elements of medication prescription, distribution, and use that are vulnerable. The campaign will highlight best practices to address these weaknesses.

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