Medication reconciliation in the geriatric unit: impact on the maintenance of post-hospitalization prescriptions.

Maeva Montaleytang; Florian Correard; Charlotte Spiteri; Philippe Boutier; Stéphane Gayet; Stéphane Honore; Patrick Villani; Aurélie Daumas

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Medication reconciliation in the geriatric unit: impact on the maintenance of post-hospitalization prescriptions.

October 13, 2021

Montaleytang M, Correard F, Spiteri C, et al. Int J Clin Pharm. 2021;43(5):1183-1190.

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Previous studies have found that discrepancies between patients’ medication lists and medications they are actually taking are common. This study found that sharing the results of medication reconciliation performed at admission and discharge with patients’ community care providers led to a decrease in medication discrepancies.

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