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Emergency department medication lists are not accurate.
Caglar S, Henneman PL, Blank FS, Smithline HA, Henneman EA. J Emerg Med. 2011;40:613-616.

Patient medication lists obtained by emergency department staff frequently contained errors when compared to a "gold standard" list. This finding has implications for medication reconciliation efforts.
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