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Medication details documented on hospital discharge: cross-sectional observational study of factors associated with medication non-reconciliation.

March 2, 2011

Grimes TC, Duggan CA, Delaney TP, et al. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2011;71(3):449-57.

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Medication errors at hospital discharge remain a persistent problem, as no consensus exists on the best method of medication reconciliation. This study analyzed the patient- and medication-specific factors associated with medication reconciliation discrepancies upon discharge from two Irish hospitals.

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