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A misread abbreviation that led to a digoxin overdose
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
prescriber
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.106
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1931-2253
pISSN - 0959-6682
DOI - 10.1002/psb.96
Subject(s) - digoxin , medicine , drug overdose , interface (matter) , medical emergency , computer science , cardiology , poison control , heart failure , bubble , maximum bubble pressure method , parallel computing
In this Drug Points article the author describes how misinterpretation of an abbreviation on a drug endorsement led to a digoxin overdose and comments on the issues it raises. Copyright © 2007 Wiley Interface Ltd