A hospital is experiencing a marked increase in medication errors due to inadequate patient identification. The review of the risk management plan reveals the need for additional patient safety initiatives. Which new risk management recommendation should be implemented? Train staff on medication dosage calculations Evaluate the pharmacy packing system Provide an orientation on medication dispensing equipment Use bar codes for medication administration

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Clinical Pharmacology

Pharmacology is a discipline of medicine that studies how medications interact with the systems and processes of living organisms, focusing on drug action mechanisms as well as therapeutic and other purposes.