Technical patient safety solutions for medicines reconciliation on admission of adults to hospital.

Organizational Policy/Guidelines

Technical patient safety solutions for medicines reconciliation on admission of adults to hospital.

January 9, 2008

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence; NICE.

This guideline and its supplementary materials provide suggestions for health care providers, clinicians, and the public to support successful medication reconciliation. This guideline was replaced in 2015, link below.

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2015 Guideline

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