Open AccessWhat errors can be identified by Pharmacy led medicines reconciliation? A prospective study
Author(s) -
Maria Richards,
Diane AshiruOredope,
Nigel Chee
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
acute medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1747-4892
pISSN - 1747-4884
DOI - 10.52964/amja.0448
Subject(s) - medicine , pharmacy , prospective cohort study , medline , family medicine , intensive care medicine , law , political science
Aim: To establish the nature and frequency of discrepancies identified by pharmacy staff during medicines reconciliation.(MR) Methods: Pharmacy staff collected data prospectively from 161 patients over a 1 week period, including information on any prescription errors identified. Results: In total, 62 patients (48%) taking one or more medications prior to admission to hospital had one or more discrepancies found by pharmacy staff during MR. The most common discrepancy was omission of one or more drugs. Conclusions: Pharmacy staff identified several unintentional discrepancies in prescribing of medications at admission to hospital. Doctors should ensure that intentional changes to patient prescriptions are clearly documented.