Pharmacy collected medication histories in an observation unit:

SAGE Open Medicine

Gabrielle LProcopio¹ 

关键词: Medication reconciliation;    medication history;    observation;    transitions of care;    emergency medicine;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2050312115598872

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Background:Clear processes to facilitate medication reconciliation in a hospital setting are still undefined. The observation unit allows for a high patient turnover rate, where obtaining accurate medication histories is critical.Objectives:The objective of this study was to assess the ability of pharmacists and student pharmacists to identify discrepancies in medication histories obtained at triage in observation patients.Methods:Pharmacists and student pharmacists obtained a medication history for each patient placed in observation status. Patients were excluded if they were unable to provide a medication history and family, caregiver, or community pharmacy was also unable to provide the history. A comparison was made between triage and pharmacy collected medication histories to identify discrepancies.Results:A total of 501 medications histories were collected, accounting for 3213 medication records. There were 1176 (37%) matched medication records and 1467 discrepancies identified, including 808 (55%) ...

【 授权许可】

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