title: Liability for errors in expanded pharmacy practice: issues for technicians and pharmacists.
abstract: Industry trends, such as the growth of managed care and pharmacist-led cognitive services, have led to greater reliance on pharmacy technicians. In a recent USP study of medication errors, the dispensing function was the function in which technician errors were most likely to occur. Pharmacists and technicians must work as a team to reduce medication errors and improve quality assurance. Medication errors provide an opportunity to identify system problems, generate solutions, and implement corrective measures.
authors.affiliation: United States Pharmacopeia, Rockville, Md., USA.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cowley
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Baker
mesh_terms: D016365:Liability, Legal; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010595:Pharmacists / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010604:Pharmacy / Q000639:trends*; D013678:Technology, Pharmaceutical; D014481:United States