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|Videos|December 16, 2015
Concerns with Medication Use Risk Outside of Pharmacy
Matthew C. Grissinger, RPh, FISMP, FASCP, director, of error reporting programs at the Institute for Safe Medication Practices, discusses medication use risk outside the pharmacy.
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Matthew C. Grissinger, RPh, FISMP, FASCP, director, of error reporting programs at the Institute for Safe Medication Practices, discusses medication use risk outside the pharmacy.
This video was recorded at the 2015 American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Midyear Meeting.
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