Impact of pharmacy technician-centered medication reconciliation on optimization of antiretroviral therapy and opportunistic infection prophylaxis in hospitalized patients with HIV/AIDS

Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 428-433

  Siemianowski, Laura A ^a   Sen, Sanchita ^a   George, Jomy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

antiretroviral; HIV AIDS; medication discrepancies; medication errors; medication reconciliation; pharmacy technician

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIDS PATIENT; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICATION ERROR; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PHARMACY TECHNICIAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; DRUG INTERACTION; HOSPITALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACIST; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION RECONCILIATION; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACISTS' AIDES;

EID: 84881166477     PISSN: 08971900     EISSN: 15311937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0897190012468451     Document Type: Article

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