Revised Guidelines for Safe Use of Automated Dispensing Cabinets. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Revised Guidelines for Safe Use of Automated Dispensing Cabinets. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Press Release/Announcement
 
• Published July 2018

Revised Guidelines for Safe Use of Automated Dispensing Cabinets.

Horsham, PA: Institute for Safe Medication Practices; July 26, 2018.

Automated dispensing cabinets have been adopted in hospitals to reduce medication errors. This announcement requests public comment on current guidance for use of automated dispensing cabinets to improve medication safety. The deadline for submitting comments is August 31, 2018.

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