The use of nationwide on-line prescription records improves the drug history in hospitalized patients

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 265-269

  Glintborg, Bente ^a   Poulsen, Henrik E ^a   Dalhoff, Kim P ^b  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Home visits; Medication lists; Pharmacy records; Secondary medication interviews

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INFORMATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLINICAL PHARMACY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; DENMARK; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 38649137667     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2007.03017.x     Document Type: Article

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