title: Pharmaceutical risk management: special problems encountered in the hospital setting.
abstract: This article (1) reviews the types of adverse drug reactions that can occur, (2) discusses liability issues for hospitals and healthcare professionals who practice in a hospital or nursing home setting, and (3) presents risk management strategies for maximizing the quality of pharmaceutical care while minimizing exposure to risk.
authors.affiliation: Drug Litigation Alternatives, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Benjamin
mesh_terms: D017277:Drug Approval; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000592:standards; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008508:Medication Errors; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012308:Risk Management / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States