Enhancing continuity of care through pharmacist review of discharge medications

Hospital Pharmacy

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1996, Pages

  Wernick, Arthur ^a   Possidente, Carl J ^b   Keller, Ellen G ^b   Gilroy, Genevieve ^b  

^a Rutland Regional Medical Center   (United States)

^b FLETCHER ALLEN HEALTH CARE   (United States)

Author keywords

continuity of care; discharge medications; prescription errors; prospective study

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; DRUG; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NARCOTIC AGENT; VITAMIN;

CROSS ALLERGY; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG MONITORING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHARMACIST; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW;

EID: 19144368113     PISSN: 00185787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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