Medication reconciliation at discharge: a review of the clinical evidence and guidelines
CADTH
Record ID 32012000668
English
Authors' recommendations:
A high number of medication discrepancies occur at discharge affecting a substantial proportion of patients, with omissions in medications representing the most common type of discrepancy noted at discharge. There is a lack of evidence on the effectiveness of medication reconciliation as a specific strategy conducted at discharge. No guidelines were identified that made specific recommendations on which member(s) of the clinical team should preferentially perform medication reconciliation.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2012
URL for published report:
http://www.cadth.ca/media/pdf/htis/april-2012/RC0339%20-%20Medication%20Reconciliation%20Final.pdf
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Canada
MeSH Terms
- Medication Reconciliation
- Medication Errors
- Patient Discharge
- Pharmacy Service, Hospital
Contact
Organisation Name:
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
Contact Address:
600-865 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1S 5S8 Canada. Tel: +1 613 226 2553; Fax: +1 613 226 5392;
Contact Name:
requests@cadth.ca
Contact Email:
requests@cadth.ca
Copyright:
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH)
This is a bibliographic record of a published health technology assessment from a member of INAHTA or other HTA producer. No evaluation of the quality of this assessment has been made for the HTA database.