Pharmacist- versus physician-initiated admission medication reconciliation: Impact on adverse drug events

American Journal of Geriatric Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 242-250

  Mergenhagen, Kari A ^a   Blum, Sharon S ^b   Kugler, Anne ^c   Livote, Elayne E ^d   Nebeker, Jonathan R ^d   Ott, Michael C ^e   Signor, Daniel ^d   Sung, Soojin ^f   Yeh, Jessica ^d   Boockvar, Kenneth S ^d,g,h  

^a VA WESTERN NEW YORK HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b BROOKDALE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f Lutheran Healthcare   (United States)

^g MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h Research Institute on Aging   (United States)

Author keywords

adverse drug reactions; medication reconciliation; pharmacist

Indexed keywords

DIGOXIN;

ACCURACY; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; URBAN AREA;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MALE; MEDICATION RECONCILIATION; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ADMISSION; PHARMACISTS; PHYSICIANS; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84864622185     PISSN: 15435946     EISSN: 18767761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjopharm.2012.06.001     Document Type: Article

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