Risk factors for clinically relevant deviations in patients' medication lists reported by patients in personal health records: a prospective cohort study in a hospital setting.
van der Nat DJ, Taks M, Huiskes VJB, et al. Risk factors for clinically relevant deviations in patients’ medication lists reported by patients in personal health records: a prospective cohort study in a hospital setting. Int J Clin Pharm. 2022;44(2):539-547. doi:10.1007/s11096-022-01376-w.
Medication reconciliation is a common tool used to identify medication discrepancies and inconsistencies. This study explored clinically relevant deviations in a patient’s medication list by comparing the personal heath record (used by patients) and medication reconciliation during hospital admission. Clinically relevant deviations were higher among patients with individual multi-dose packaging and patients using eight or more medications.