Variation in medication information for elderly patients during initial interventions by emergency department physicians.
Cohen V, Jellinek SP, Likourezos A, et al. Variation in medication information for elderly patients during initial interventions by emergency department physicians. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2007;65(1):60-64. doi:10.2146/ajhp060618.
This study discovered that emergency department physicians are put in a position to diagnose and treat patients, yet only a third of these patients' medication information is readily available.