Medication details documented on hospital discharge: Cross-sectional observational study of factors associated with medication non-reconciliation

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 449-457

  Grimes, Tamasine C ^a,b   Duggan, Catherine A ^c   Delaney, Tim P ^a   Graham, Ian M ^a   Conlon, Kevin C ^b   Deasy, Evelyn ^a   Jago Byrne, Marie Claire ^d   O' Brien, Paul ^e  

^a ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Naas General Hospital   (Ireland)

^e Department of Medicine   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Communication; Ireland; Medication reconciliation; Medication safety; Patient admission; Patient discharge

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMLODIPINE; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; ATENOLOL; ATORVASTATIN; BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BISOPROLOL; BUMETANIDE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIAZEPAM; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FLURAZEPAM; FUROSEMIDE; INSULIN ASPART; ISOSORBIDE 5 NITRATE; LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEPRAZOLE; PANTOPRAZOLE; PERINDOPRIL; PRAVASTATIN; SPIRONOLACTONE; TIOTROPIUM BROMIDE; TOLTERODINE; UNINDEXED DRUG; WARFARIN;

ARTICLE; BEDTIME DOSAGE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MEDICATION ERROR; MEDICATION RECONCILIATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNICATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; IRELAND; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION RECONCILIATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79251603933     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2010.03834.x     Document Type: Article

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