Evaluation of pharmacy-implemented medication reconciliation directed at antiretroviral therapy in hospitalized HIV/AIDS patients

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 222-223

  Corrigan, Megan A ^a   Atkinson, Kendra M ^b   Sha, Beverly E ^c   Crank, Christopher W ^c  

^a ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BUTLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE INHIBITOR;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LETTER; MEDICATION ERROR; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; NURSE; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION;

ANTI-HIV AGENTS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; NURSES; PHARMACISTS; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL;

EID: 74549158270     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1M052     Document Type: Letter

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