Medication errors in children: a descriptive summary of medication error reports submitted to the United States pharmacopeia

2001 ◽  
Vol 62 (9) ◽  
pp. 627-640 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Cowley ◽  
Roger Williams ◽  
Diane Cousins
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Medication Error ◽  
Medication Errors ◽  
The United States ◽  
United States Pharmacopeia ◽  
States Pharmacopeia ◽  
Error Reports

A Comparison of Heparin Potency Estimates Obtained by Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time and British Pharmacopoeial Assays

1985 ◽  
Vol 53 (01) ◽  
pp. 116-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
R E Merton ◽  
A D Curtis ◽  
D P Thomas
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Partial Thromboplastin Time ◽  
Close Agreement ◽  
The United States ◽  
Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time ◽  
United States Pharmacopeia ◽  
International Unit ◽  
British Pharmacopoeia ◽  
States Pharmacopeia ◽  
Heparin Preparation

SummaryHeparin samples from five manufacturers were assayed by the revised British Pharmacopoeia (BP) heparin assay and the results compared with those obtained using the activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) assay. The United States Pharmacopeia (USP) reference heparin preparation and the 4th International Standard (IS) for heparin were also assayed by the two methods relative to the 3rd IS. The results obtained by the revised BP assay were in close agreement with those obtained by the APTT assay for all the heparins that were tested. The assays revealed that there is at least a 10% discrepancy between the International Unit for heparin and the USP unit.

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