Best possible medication history for hemodialysis patients obtained by a pharmacy technician

Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 386-391

  Leung, Marianna ^a   Jung, Joanne ^b,c   Lau, Wynnie ^b   Kiail, Mercedeh ^b   Jung, Beverly ^b  

^a Pharmacy Department   (Canada)

^b ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Best possible medication history; Hemodialysis; Medication reconciliation; Pharmacy technician

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; MIDODRINE; PHOSPHATE BINDING AGENT; VITAMIN D DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL ORDER; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY TECHNICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

EID: 70350714914     PISSN: 00084123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4212/cjhp.v62i5.826     Document Type: Article

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