title: [Quality of medication storage on hospital wards].
abstract: In order to meet regulations and limit the risks for patients, the quality of medication storage on hospital wards requires practical actions. They concern mainly the management of the emergency medication cabinets, conditions regarding supply and cold storage under controlled temperatures. Failures in the system may result in nurses carrying out risky procedures.
authors.affiliation: Îlot du Val-de-Grâce, 1, place Laveran, 75230 Paris cedex 05, France. Electronic address: pascal.burnat@santarm.fr.
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Burnat
authors.affiliation: Agence régionale de santé de Bourgogne, 2, place des Savoirs, 21000 Dijon, France.
authors.forename: Hélène
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dupont
authors.affiliation: Autorité de sûreté nucléaire, 15 rue Louis Lejeune, 92541 Montrouge cedex, France.
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Koch
authors.affiliation: Hôpital d'instruction des armées Bégin. 69, avenue de Paris, 94163 Saint Mandé cedex, France.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Le Garlantezec
authors.affiliation: Hôpital d'instruction des armées Robert Pique, 351, route de Toulouse, 33882 Villenave d'Ornon cedex, France.
authors.forename: Sylvie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oulieu
authors.affiliation: Hôpital d'instruction Desgenettes, 108, boulevard Pinel, 69275 Lyon cedex 03, France.
authors.forename: Claude
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dussart
keywords: care unit; gestion des risques; medication; médicament; organisation; risk management; stockage; storage; unité de soins