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Impact of pharmacist-led discharge medication reconciliation on error and patient harm prevention at a large academic medical center.

Zheng L, Pon T, Bajorek SA, et al. Impact of pharmacist‐led discharge medication reconciliation on error and patient harm prevention at a large academic medical center. J Am Coll Clin Pharm. 2024;7(8):787-794. doi:10.1002/jac5.1980.

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July 17, 2024
Zheng L, Pon T, Bajorek SA, et al. J Am Coll Clin Pharm. 2024;7(8):787-794.
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Pharmacists play an important role in medication reconciliation and decreasing medication discrepancies during admission and discharge. This evaluation of 31 patients participating in pharmacist-led discharge medication reconciliation found that 68% of patients had at least one medication error at discharge. Three-quarters of these errors were deemed serious and commonly involved duplication errors or medication access barriers.

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Zheng L, Pon T, Bajorek SA, et al. Impact of pharmacist‐led discharge medication reconciliation on error and patient harm prevention at a large academic medical center. J Am Coll Clin Pharm. 2024;7(8):787-794. doi:10.1002/jac5.1980.