Background Little is known about the epidemiology of medication errors and medication-
related harm following transition from secondary to primary care. This systematic review …

Objectives Pharmacists play a role in providing medication reconciliation. However, data on
effectiveness on patients' clinical outcomes appear inconclusive. Thus, the aim of this study …

The International Conference on Harmonization considers older people a 'special
population', as they differ from younger adults in terms of comorbidity, polypharmacy …

What is known and objective Medication reconciliation is recognized as an important tool for
the prevention of medication discrepancies and subsequent patient harm at care transitions …

Medication reconciliation identifies and resolves unintentional discrepancies between
patients' medication lists across transitions in care. The purpose of this review is to …

Background Medication discrepancies at care transitions are common and lead to patient
harm. Medication reconciliation is a strategy to reduce this risk. Objectives To summarize …

Background Transitional care provides for the continuity of care as patients move between
different stages and settings of care. Medication discrepancies arising at care transitions …

Background Patients with complex care needs who require care across different health care
settings are vulnerable to experiencing serious quality problems. A care transitions …

For 45 years, my uncle was a general practitioner. Except for rare few-day vacations, he was
on call 24/7/365 during 45 years. For most of his patients most of the time, care coordination …

Background Patients 80 years or older are underrepresented in scientific studies. The
objective of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of interventions performed by …