Medication reconciliation by pharmacists for pre-admission patients improves patient safety

• Main Authors: Yunami Yamada (Author), Ryo Kobayashi (Author), Taishi Yamamoto (Author), Hironori Fujii (Author), Hirotoshi Iihara (Author), Kato-Hayashi Hiroko (Author), Shohei Nishida (Author), Ryo Hoshino (Author), Takashi Niwa (Author), Keisuke Kumada (Author), Masahito Shimizu (Author), Akio Suzuki (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Medication errors related to the pre-admission medication history obtained on admission are a major cause of medication error during hospitalization. Medication reconciliation (MR) improves patient safety through the detection of inadvertent medication discrepancies at transition...