Evaluation of a plan for cardiology medication reconciliation on admission, and patient information at discharge, in a teaching hospital

EJHP Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 26-30

  Bosó Ribelles, Virginia ^a   Montero Hernández, Mónica ^a   Font Noguera, Isabel ^a   Hernández Martín, Julia ^a   Martin Ciges, Eduardo San ^a   Poveda Andrés, Jose Luis ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Clinical pharmacy; Medication errors; Medication reconciliation

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG SAFETY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICATION ERROR; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHYSICIAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TELEPHONE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 79959195137     PISSN: 17819989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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