A study of the use of medicine lists in medicines reconciliation: Please remember this, a list is just a list

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 116-121

  Green, Christopher F ^a,b   Burgul, Kirti ^a   Armstrong, David J ^b  

^a Martindale House ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Errors; Hospital; Medication; Medicines; Pharmacy service; Reconciliation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACIST; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MEDICAL RECORDS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PHARMACISTS; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77950260833     PISSN: 09617671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/ijpp/18.02.0007     Document Type: Article

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