Using AI to improve medication safety

Johanna I. Westbrook; Nasir Wabe; Magdalena Z. Raban

doi:10.1038/s41591-024-02980-1

Using AI to improve medication safety

Johanna I. Westbrook^*, Nasir Wabe, Magdalena Z. Raban

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Large language models can translate the archaic language of pharmacy prescriptions into plain English, but reducing medication errors for patients will require interventions that go further.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1531-1532
Number of pages	2
Journal	Nature Medicine
Volume	30
Issue number	6
Early online date	8 May 2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-024-02980-1
Publication status	Published - Jun 2024

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