Potential clinical impact of medication discrepancies at hospital admission

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 530-535

  Quélennec, Baptiste ^a   Beretz, Laurence ^a   Paya, Dominique ^a   Blicklé, Jean Frédéric ^a   Gourieux, Bénédicte ^a   Andrès, Emmanuel ^a   Michel, Bruno ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF STRASBOURG   (France)

^b Université de Strasbourg   (France)

Author keywords

Internal medicine; Medication errors; Medication reconciliation; Safety

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

AGED; ARTICLE; DETERIORATION; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG MONITORING; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICATION ERROR; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACIST; PRESCRIPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

INTERNAL MEDICINE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION RECONCILIATION; SAFETY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION RECONCILIATION; PATIENT ADMISSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84883553975     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: 18790828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2013.02.007     Document Type: Article

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