Abstract:Background
Medication reconciliation is a key point of security and improvement to patient care process.
Purpose
To describe discrepancies in medication reconciliation process during admission and classify drugs involved in reconciliation errors according to Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) classification system.
Materials and methods
Prospective, longitudinal study performed from January to September 2011 in a 500-bed university hospital. The pharmacist assisted the emergency department 1 h a day and… Show more
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