Reducing medication errors for adults in hospital settings

A Ciapponi, SEF Nievas, M Seijo… - Cochrane Database …, 2021 - cochranelibrary.com
Antecedentes Los errores de medicación son sucesos evitables que podrían causar o
conllevar un uso inadecuado de la medicación o un perjuicio al paciente cuando la …

Effect of medication reconciliation interventions on outcomes: a systematic overview of systematic reviews

LJ Anderson, JL Schnipper, TK Nuckols… - American Journal of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Purpose To evaluate and summarize published evidence from systematic reviews
examining medication reconciliation. Methods MEDLINE, the Cochrane Database of …

A prescription for enhancing electronic prescribing safety

G Schiff, MM Mirica, AA Dhavle, WL Galanter… - Health …, 2018 - healthaffairs.org
While electronic prescribing has been shown to reduce medication errors and improve
prescribing safety, it is vulnerable to error-prone processes. We review six intersecting areas …

Effect of an electronic medication reconciliation intervention on adverse drug events: a cluster randomized trial

R Tamblyn, M Abrahamowicz, DL Buckeridge… - JAMA network …, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Adverse drug events (ADEs) account for up to 16% of emergency department
(ED) visits and 7% of hospital admissions. Medication reconciliation is required for hospital …

Causes of discrepancies between medications listed in the national electronic prescribing system and patients' actual use of medications

C Bülow, JDSV Noergaard, KU Færch… - Basic & Clinical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Discrepancies between registered prescriptions and patients' actual use of medications are
described as frequent and often resulting in adverse medication events. We aimed to assess …

A user-centered design and usability testing of a web-based medication reconciliation application integrated in an eHealth network

S Marien, D Legrand, R Ramdoyal, J Nsenga… - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Medication discrepancies, which are a threat to patient safety, can be reduced
by medication reconciliation (MedRec). MedRec is a complex process that can be supported …

Medication reconciliation errors in a tertiary care hospital in Saudi Arabia: admission discrepancies and risk factors

F Mazhar, S Akram, YA Al-Osaimi… - Pharmacy Practice …, 2017 - SciELO Espana
Background: Medication reconciliation is a major component of safe patient care. One of the
main problems in the implementation of a medication reconciliation process is the lack of …

Medicines reconciliation in the emergency department: important prescribing discrepancies between the shared medication record and patients' actual use of …

TS Andersen, MN Gemmer, HRC Sejberg… - Pharmaceuticals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Medication reconciliation is crucial to prevent medication errors. In Denmark, primary and
secondary care physicians can prescribe medication in the same electronic prescribing …

The effectiveness of medication reconciliation to prevent medication error: A systematic review and meta-analysis

D Chiewchantanakit, A Meakchai… - Research in Social and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background The impact of medication reconciliation (MR) in low-middle-income countries,
including Thailand, may differ from other developed countries. Objective To evaluate the …

Discrepancies in patients' medication lists from pharmacies in Sweden: an interview study before the implementation of the Swedish National Medication List

T Hammar, L Mzil, B Eiermann - International journal of clinical pharmacy, 2023 - Springer
Background Discrepancies in medication lists are common and can contribute to drug-
related problems. This study was performed before the implementation of the National …