The Consequences of Requesting “Dispense as Written”

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The Consequences of Requesting “Dispense as Written” William H. Shrank, MD, MSHS, Joshua N. Liberman, PhD, Michael A. Fischer, MD, MPH, Jerry Avorn, MD, Elaine Kilabuk, BA, Andrew Chang, MPH, Aaron S. Kesselheim, MD, JD, Troyen A. Brennan, MD, JD, Niteesh K. Choudhry, MD, PhD The American Journal of Medicine Volume 124, Issue 4, Pages 309-317 (April 2011) DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2010.11.020 Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Unadjusted rates of prescription reversals (non-filling of prescribed medications) for multi-source medications, by medication type and dispense as written designation. The American Journal of Medicine 2011 124, 309-317DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2010.11.020) Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions