title: Medication errors: experience of the United States Pharmacopeia (USP).
abstract: This article in this new department introduces USP's error-reporting programs and efforts to help health care practitioners reduce the occurrence and severity of medication errors.
authors.affiliation: Educational Program Initiatives, Center for the Advancement of Patient Safety, U.S. Pharmacopeia, Rockville, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: John P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Santell
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D008508:Medication Errors; D010602:Pharmacopoeias as Topic; D014342:Truth Disclosure; D014481:United States