Medication report reduces number of medication errors when elderly patients are discharged from hospital

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 92-98

  Midlöv, Patrik ^a   Holmdahl, Lydia ^b   Eriksson, Tommy ^b   Bergkvist, Anna ^b   Ljungberg, Bengt ^b   Widner, Håkan ^b   Nerbrand, Christina ^b   Höglund, Peter ^b  

^a Tabelund Primary Health Care Centre   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Elderly; Geriatric medicine; Hospital discharge; Medication errors; Medication report; Patient safety; Prescribing; Seamless care; Sweden

Indexed keywords

COBALAMIN; DIGITOXIN; DOXYCYCLINE; FUROSEMIDE; GABAPENTIN; LACTULOSE; PARACETAMOL; SPIRONOLACTONE; VENLAFAXINE; ZOLPIDEM; ZOPICLONE;

AGED; AGED HOSPITAL PATIENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICATION ERROR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PNEUMONIA; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; PHARMACISTS; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWEDEN;

EID: 36448957948     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-007-9149-4     Document Type: Article

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