A Comparison of Patient Drug Regimens as Viewed by the Physician, Pharmacist and Patient

Results of the Medications At Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Study: An Analysis of Medication Reconciliation Errors and Risk Factors at Hospital Admission

“…O btaining medication histories among hospitalized patients is an error-prone process. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] Factors affecting the quality and completeness of medication histories at the time of hospital admission include language and cultural barriers, which can be compounded by multiple prescribing physicians or use of multiple pharmacies due to economic, insurance and/or convenience factors.…”

Effect of a Mental Health “Carve-Out” Program on the Continuity of Antipsychotic Therapy

“…17 Information about medications was obtained from records of filled prescriptions in files on pharmacy encounters, [17][18][19][20][21] with information on the drug dispensed, the dose, and the number of days of supply. 17 Information about medications was obtained from records of filled prescriptions in files on pharmacy encounters, [17][18][19][20][21] with information on the drug dispensed, the dose, and the number of days of supply.…”

Medication documentation in a primary care network serving North Carolina medicaid patients: results of a cross-sectional chart review

“…Because dose, route, and frequency are not provided by the pharmacy claims, matching was only on active ingredient of the agent. The term congruence has been used to describe the degree to which medication lists are in agreement with each other [25-28]. Congruence—the percent agreement between 2 medication lists—provides an important indicator of errors of inclusion or omission in a medication list.…”