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Impact of a clinical pharmacy admission medication reconciliation program on medication errors in "high-risk" patients.

Buckley MS, Harinstein LM, Clark KB, et al. Impact of a clinical pharmacy admission medication reconciliation program on medication errors in "high-risk" patients. Ann Pharmacother. 2013;47(12):1599-610. doi:10.1177/1060028013507428.

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February 19, 2014
Buckley MS, Harinstein LM, Clark KB, et al. Ann Pharmacother. 2013;47(12):1599-610.
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Pharmacists are increasingly leading hospital medication reconciliation programs. Pharmacists at one institution resolved as many as 3.5 medication errors per patient, nearly half of these were considered significant or serious. Although the nature of this work is time-consuming, the program saves an estimated $1.3 million per year due to averted medication errors.

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Buckley MS, Harinstein LM, Clark KB, et al. Impact of a clinical pharmacy admission medication reconciliation program on medication errors in "high-risk" patients. Ann Pharmacother. 2013;47(12):1599-610. doi:10.1177/1060028013507428.

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