An exploratory comparison of medication lists at hospital admission with administrative database records

Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 751-758

  Warholak, Terri L ^a   McCulloch, Matthew ^b   Baumgart, Alysson ^c   Smith, Mindy ^d   Fink, William ^e   Fritz, William ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b Walmart Pharmacy   (United States)

^c ST LUKE S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Arizona Pharmacy Alliance   (United States)

^e Managed Care Pharmacy Consultants   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DRUG INFORMATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 75149135324     PISSN: 10834087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18553/jmcp.2009.15.9.751     Document Type: Article

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