Impact of admission medication reconciliation performed by clinical pharmacists on medication safety

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 808-814

  Leguelinel Blache, Géraldine ^a,b   Arnaud, Fabrice ^a   Bouvet, Sophie ^a   Dubois, Florent ^a   Castelli, Christel ^a,b   Roux Marson, Clarisse ^a,b   Ray, Valérie ^a   Sotto, Albert ^a   Kinowski, Jean Marie ^a,b  

^a NÎMES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Internal medicine; Medication errors; Medication reconciliation; Medication safety; Pharmaceutical care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICATION ERROR; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; MIDDLE AGED; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION RECONCILIATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACISTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84912106991     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: 18790828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2014.09.012     Document Type: Article

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