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Formal medicine reconciliation within the emergency department reduces the medication error rates for emergency admissions.
Mills PR, McGuffie AC. Emerg Med J. 2010;27:911-915.

Medication reconciliation completed by a pharmacist in the emergency department significantly reduced prescribing errors for patients subsequently admitted to the hospital.
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