Emergency department medication lists are not accurate.

Selin Caglar; Philip L Henneman; Fidela S Blank; Howard A Smithline; Elizabeth A Henneman

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Emergency department medication lists are not accurate.

November 12, 2008

Caglar S, Henneman PL, Blank FS, et al. J Emerg Med. 2011;40(6):613-6.

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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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