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Medication history reconciliation by clinical pharmacists in elderly inpatients admitted from home or a nursing home.

Stephane Steurbaut, Lies Leemans, Tinne Leysen, Eva De Baere, Pieter Cornu, Tony Mets, and Alain G Dupont

Ann Pharmacother 44(10):1596-603 (2010) PMID 20736427

Accurate medication histories at hospital admission are an important element of medication safety. Discrepancies may have clinically significant consequences, especially in the elderly population.

DOI: 10.1345/aph.1P192
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