Emergency department medication lists are not accurate.
Caglar S, Henneman PL, Blank FS, et al. Emergency department medication lists are not accurate. J Emerg Med. 2011;40(6):613-6. doi:10.1016/j.jemermed.2008.02.060.
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.