Medication Reconciliation
"Medication Reconciliation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The formal process of obtaining a complete and accurate list of each patient's current home medications including name, dosage, frequency, and route of administration, and comparing admission, transfer, and/or discharge medication orders to that list. The reconciliation is done to avoid medication errors.
| Descriptor ID |
D059065
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.319.529.500 N02.421.450.500.500 N04.452.528.460 N04.590.656
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| Concept/Terms |
Medication Reconciliation- Medication Reconciliation
- Medication Reconciliations
- Reconciliation, Medication
- Reconciliations, Medication
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medication Reconciliation" by people in Profiles.
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Preventing Home Medication Administration Errors. Pediatrics. 2021 12 01; 148(6).
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A Critical Analysis of the Specific Pharmacist Interventions and Risk Assessments During the 12-Month TRANSAFE Rx Randomized Controlled Trial. Ann Pharmacother. 2022 06; 56(6):685-690.
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The feasibility of an inter-professional transitions of care service in an older adult population. Am J Emerg Med. 2019 03; 37(3):553-556.
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Improvement in immunosuppression therapy monitoring in organ transplant recipients. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2017 Sep 01; 74(17 Supplement 3):S67-S74.
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Improving Continuity of Care via the Discharge Summary. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2015; 2015:1111-20.
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Discharge counseling for patients with heart failure or myocardial infarction: a best practices model developed by members of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy's Cardiology Practice and Research Network based on the Hospital to Home (H2H) Initiative. Pharmacotherapy. 2013 May; 33(5):558-80.
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Improving transplant patient safety through pharmacist discharge medication reconciliation. Am J Transplant. 2013 Mar; 13(3):796-801.
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Improved patient safety and outcomes with a comprehensive interdisciplinary improvement initiative in kidney transplant recipients. Am J Med Qual. 2013 Mar-Apr; 28(2):103-12.
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Effect of a pharmacist intervention on clinically important medication errors after hospital discharge: a randomized trial. Ann Intern Med. 2012 Jul 03; 157(1):1-10.