Interdisciplinary collaboration in the provision of a pharmacist-led discharge medication reconciliation service at an Irish teaching hospital

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 310-319

  Holland, Deirdre M ^a  

^a Naas General Hospital   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Clinical pharmacy; Discharge prescription; Hospital pharmacy; In patient; Interdisciplinary; Ireland; Medication reconciliation; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COOPERATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; IRELAND; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACIST; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALISTS; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MEDICATION RECONCILIATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PHARMACISTS; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84939977011     PISSN: 22107703     EISSN: 22107711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-014-0059-y     Document Type: Article

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