Discrepancies between home medications listed at hospital admission and reported medical conditions

American Journal Geriatric Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 161-166

  Slain, Douglas ^a   Kincaid, Scott E ^b   Dunsworth, Teresa S ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

medication histories; medication reconciliation; patient safety; polypharmacy

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTACID AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; DIGOXIN; ESTROGEN DERIVATIVE; GABAPENTIN; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; METOCLOPRAMIDE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; THYROID HORMONE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICATION ERROR; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; DOCUMENTATION; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY; SELF MEDICATION;

EID: 50449107072     PISSN: 15435946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjopharm.2008.07.001     Document Type: Article

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