Medication reconciliation by a pharmacy technician in a mental health assessment unit

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 303-309

  Brownlie, Kay ^a   Schneider, Carl ^b   Culliford, Roger ^a   Fox, Chris ^c,d   Boukouvalas, Alexis ^e   Willan, Cathy ^a   Maidment, Ian D ^e  

^a Mid Bedfordshire Family Consultation Clinic   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^d NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Continuity of care; Medication reconciliation; Medication safety; Mental health; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; HORMONE; MOOD STABILIZER; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; RESPIRATORY TRACT AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; DRUG INFORMATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION DISCREPANCY; MEDICATION ERROR; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACY TECHNICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECONDARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED KINGDOM; ADOLESCENT; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACIST; POLYPHARMACY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION RECONCILIATION; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACISTS' AIDES; POLYPHARMACY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 84899992622     PISSN: 22107703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-013-9875-8     Document Type: Article

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