Effectiveness of pharmacist-led medication reconciliation programmes on clinical outcomes at hospital transitions: A systematic review and meta-analysis

BMJ Open

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2016, Pages

  Mekonnen, Alemayehu B ^a,b   McLachlan, Andrew J ^a,c   Brien, Jo Anne E ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR   (Ethiopia)

^c Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

DRUG SAFETY; EMERGENCY WARD; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TELECONSULTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; DRUG-RELATED SIDE EFFECTS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; PHARMACIST; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

DRUG-RELATED SIDE EFFECTS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; MEDICATION RECONCILIATION; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; PHARMACISTS; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL;

EID: 84960432349     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010003     Document Type: Review

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