Pharmacy-led medication reconciliation programmes at hospital transitions: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 128-144

  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 ANZAC Research Institute   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

care transition; hospital; medication discrepancies; medication errors; medication reconciliation; medication review; pharmacy

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBASE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PHARMACY TECHNICIAN; PSYCINFO; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); PATIENT TRANSPORT; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MEDICATION RECONCILIATION; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT TRANSFER; PHARMACISTS; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84977853713     PISSN: 02694727     EISSN: 13652710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcpt.12364     Document Type: Review

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