Medication safety in rehabilitation medicine.

Laurentiu Iulius Dinescu, Darko Todorov, Michael Biglow, Yuliana Toderika, Henry Cohen, Karishma Patel

Department of Pharmacy Services, Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, 585 Schenectady Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA.

Physical medicine and rehabilitation clinics of North America 2012 May

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Rehabilitation medicine is practiced in a variety of settings. Physiatrists are an integral part of the care provided in many of these settings and are often consulted to provide diagnostic and therapeutic services and expertise to individuals with a variety of diagnoses. In this role, it is imperative that physiatrists have a working knowledge of various medications as well as the principles of medication safety. This article provides a foundation in the general and specific aspects of medication safety as they apply to the practice of rehabilitation medicine. Copyright © 2012. Published by Elsevier Inc.

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Laurentiu Iulius Dinescu, Darko Todorov, Michael Biglow, Yuliana Toderika, Henry Cohen, Karishma Patel. Medication safety in rehabilitation medicine. Physical medicine and rehabilitation clinics of North America. 2012 May;23(2):271-303