Medication errors when transferring elderly patients between primary health care and hospital care

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 116-120

  Midlöv, Patrik ^a,b   Bergkvist, Anna ^c   Bondesson, Åsa ^b   Eriksson, Tommy ^b   Höglund, Peter ^b  

^a Tabelund Primary Health Care Centre   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Drug related problems; Drug use; Elderly; Integrated care; Medication errors; Pharmaceutical care; Sweden

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM PLUS VITAMIN D; DUROFERON; FERROUS SULFATE; KALCIPOS D; MACROGOL 3350; PARACETAMOL; TRADOLAN; TRAMADOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITAMIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELDERLY CARE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSING; NURSING HOME; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWEDEN; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT TRANSFER; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SWEDEN;

EID: 19944370476     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-004-3705-y     Document Type: Article

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