Medication reconciliation for reducing drug-discrepancy adverse events

American Journal Geriatric Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 236-243

  Boockvar, Kenneth S ^a,b,c   Carlson LaCorte, Heather ^b   Giambanco, Vincent ^b   Fridman, Bella ^b,c   Siu, Albert ^a,c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Jewish Home and Hospital   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

drug adverse effects; hospitalization; Key words: continuity of patient care; medication errors; nursing homes

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ENALAPRIL; LANSOPRAZOLE; METRONIDAZOLE; RISPERIDONE; TEGASEROD;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIRIUM; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; KIDNEY FAILURE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSING HOME PATIENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; RELAPSE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; URBAN POPULATION;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; NURSING HOMES; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; PHARMACISTS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE;

EID: 33750079873     PISSN: 15435946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjopharm.2006.09.003     Document Type: Article

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