OBJECTIVE The pattern of drugs actually consumed by patients can differ from that shown in the medical records held by the general practitioners. Reasons for such differences, in patients receiving polypharmacy, were analyzed in this study. MATERIALS AND METHODS Medication records provided by general practitioners (GP) were compared with the pattern of drugs actively taken by their patients. ...

BACKGROUND Jurisdictional drug information systems are being implemented in many regions around the world. British Columbia, Canada has had a provincial medication dispensing record, PharmaNet, system since 1995. Little is known about how accurately PharmaNet reflects actual medication usage. METHODS This prospective, multi-centre study compared pharmacist collected Best Possible Medication H...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate and describe the non-justified discrepancies found on reconciling chronic medication prescribed to patients when discharged from hospital. Secondly, the impact of the reconciliation process is evaluated by assessing the seriousness of the discrepancies. DESIGN Cality study. SETTING Short Stay Medical Unit in Elda General Hospital, Alicante, Spain. PARTICIPANTS All pa...

Background: Medication conciliation allows finding discrepancies and medication errors in healthcare transitions, but there are few studies performed after hospital discharge, the context of primary health care. Therefore, main aim this research was to evaluate process care, discharge. We further sought analyze some demographic aspects patients that could be associated with potential discrepanc...

BACKGROUND Patients with chronic conditions often use complex medical regimens. A nurse-led strategy to support medication therapy management incorporated into primary care teams may lead to improved use of medications for disease control. Electronic health record (EHR) tools may offer a lower-cost, less intensive approach to improving medication management. METHODS AND RESULTS The Northweste...

Background: Medication interactions are associated with various unwanted adverse drug reactions. Medication Reconciliation involves a process in which a complete list of patient's previously prescribed medications are recorded and subsequently evaluated within the context of concomitantly prescribed medications and present medical condition during the hospitalization. Method: Medical records ...

Background: Medication interactions are associated with various unwanted adverse drug reactions. Medication Reconciliation involves a process in which a complete list of patient's previously prescribed medications are recorded and subsequently evaluated within the context of concomitantly prescribed medications and present medical condition during the hospitalization. Method: Medical records ...

ObjectiveTo evaluate the impact of having patients present to a pharmacist-clinician collaborative (PCC) visit after hospital discharge with their medication containers on risk 30-day readmission.MethodsThis is retrospective cohort study from July 1, 2013 June 18, 2018 at 5 primary care clinic sites. We included adult least 10 total medications who did and not PCC containers. Patients in both g...

OBJECTIVE To assess the impact of ambulatory clinical pharmacist medication therapy assessment and reconciliation for patients postdischarge in terms of hospital readmission rates, financial savings, and medication discrepancies. SETTING Group Health Cooperative (Group Health) in Washington State, from September 2009 through February 2010. PRACTICE DESCRIPTION Group Health is a nonprofit in...