Medication Reconciliation
"Medication Reconciliation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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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| 2017 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2018 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medication Reconciliation" by people in Profiles.
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A prospective assessment of the Medicaid Web portal for admission medication reconciliation at a community hospital in Montana. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2021 Aug 30; 78(Supplement_3):S71-S75.
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Evaluation of the role and usefulness of clinical pharmacists at the Fangcang Hospital during COVID-19 outbreak. Int J Clin Pract. 2021 Aug; 75(8):e14271.
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Accuracy and safety of medication histories obtained at the time of intensive care unit admission of delirious or mechanically ventilated patients. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2021 03 31; 78(8):736-742.
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Undertaking medication review by telehealth. Aust J Gen Pract. 2020 Dec; 49(12):826-831.
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Hospital pharmacy in COVID-19. Farm Hosp. 2020 06 13; 44(7):74.
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Electronic Pharmaceutical Record: A tool to avoid medication errors at hospital admission. Presse Med. 2019 Sep; 48(9):999-1000.
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Medication Management Issues in Old Age: A Call for Submissions to Current Clinical Pharmacology. Curr Clin Pharmacol. 2019; 14(1):2-4.
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The prevalence and clinical seriousness of medication discrepancies identified upon hospital admission of pediatric patients. BMC Health Serv Res. 2018 Dec 14; 18(1):966.
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The moral discourse of HIV providers within their organizational context: An ethnographic case study. Patient Educ Couns. 2018 12; 101(12):2226-2232.
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Impact of medication reconciliation and review and counselling, on adverse drug events and healthcare resource use. Int J Clin Pharm. 2018 Oct; 40(5):1154-1164.