Medication reconciliation for reducing drug-discrepancy adverse events.

Kenneth Boockvar; Heather Carlson LaCorte; Vincent Giambanco; Bella Fridman; Albert Siu

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Medication reconciliation for reducing drug-discrepancy adverse events.

November 8, 2006

Boockvar K, LaCorte HC, Giambanco V, et al. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2006;4(3):236-43.

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The investigators examined the effect of pharmacist-conducted medication reconciliation on the occurrence of discrepancy-related adverse drug events for patients returning to nursing homes after a hospital stay.

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