Informational needs of general practitioners regarding discharge medication: Content, timing and pharmacotherapeutic advices

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 172-178

  Karapinar, Fatma ^a,b   Van Den Bemt, Patricia M L A ^b,c   Zoer, Jan ^a   Nijpels, Giel ^d   Borgsteede, Sander D ^a,e  

^a ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e Netherlands Pharmacovigilance Centre Lareb   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Continuity of care; Drug use; General practitioner; Hospital discharge; Interdisciplinary communication; Netherlands; Patient discharge

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DRUG MONITORING; FISHER EXACT TEST; GENERAL PRACTICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; NETHERLANDS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCRIPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

COMMUNICATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; ELECTRONIC MAIL; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77953322149     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-009-9363-3     Document Type: Article

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