Medication Reconciliation Improves with Pharmacist Intervention

Medication reconciliation was more complete, accurate and up-to-date at hospital admission and discharge when pharmacists took over the process, according to preliminary data reported in MedPage Today.

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Researchers at Little Company of Mary Hospital in Chicago had pharmacists lead the medication reconciliation process for patients in the emergency department from September 2012 to March 2013.

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