Medication reconciliation campaign in a clinic for homeless patients.

Leticia R. Moczygemba; Sharon B S Gatewood; Amy K. Kennedy; Robert D. Osborn; Akash J. Alexander; Gary R. Matzke; Jean-Venable R. Goode

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Medication reconciliation campaign in a clinic for homeless patients.

April 4, 2012

Moczygemba LR, Gatewood SBS, Kennedy AK, et al. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2012;69(7):558, 560-2.

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This commentary describes a brown-bag initiative designed to encourage medication reconciliation in a clinic serving homeless patients.

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