“…14,21 In this regard, it was observed that those patients who took ≥5 drugs presented a significantly higher number of discrepancies, as the increase in the number of drugs favored the risk of errors during pharmacotherapeutic anamnesis, particularly among patients with cognitive problems. 6,9,13,14,22 Although emergency patients accounted for a minimal proportion of the total included, compared to other studies where such patients accounted for nearly 80% of the total, the higher rate of discrepancies observed among patients admitted through the Emergency Service could be justified by the idiosyncrasy of the Service itself: an environment with constant interruptions, where decisions need to be taken rapidly, with high healthcare pressure and with an acute problem as main priority. In addition, patients with programmed admissions often provide their usual home medication, which contributes to establish their current treatment with greater reliability.…”