title: Safety alerts on drugs--how trusts follow the rules.
abstract: The study, first published in 2003, looks at how trusts reacted to and implemented a safety alert on a drug, in this case potassium chloride, which can help save lives, but which is dangerous in high concentrations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Sciences, University of York.
authors.forename: Trevor
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sheldon
mesh_terms: D004335:Drug and Narcotic Control; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006801:Humans; D008485:Medical Audit; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016134:Organizational Policy; D011189:Potassium Chloride / Q000009:adverse effects; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D011189:Potassium Chloride