Medication reconciliation in a community pharmacy setting.

Caroline M Johnson; Todd R Marcy; Donald L Harrison; Ronald E Young; Eric L Stevens; Jill Shadid

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Medication reconciliation in a community pharmacy setting.

August 11, 2010

Johnson CM, Marcy TR, Harrison DL, et al. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2010;50(4):523-6.

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In this study conducted in a community pharmacy, medication reconciliation identified an average of 6 medication discrepancies per patient, mostly pertaining to medications that had been discontinued but remained on the pharmacy list.

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