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SANS 444:2014. A new standard for small-ampoule labelling and a chance to reduce drug administration errors in South Africa

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Anthony Raddon Reed, Peter Crichton Gordon

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Anthony Raddon Reed, Head of Clinical Department, New Somerset Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa; Senior Lecturer, Department of Anaesthesia, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa

Peter Crichton Gordon, Emeritus Associate Professor and Part-time Senior Lecturer, Department of Anaesthesia, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa

Keywords

SANS 444:2014; New standard; Small-ampoule labelling; Drug administration errors; South Africa

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South African Medical Journal 2016;106(3):227. DOI:10.7196/SAMJ.2016.v106i3.9661

Article History

Date submitted: 2015-03-30
Date published: 2016-02-15

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