Medication reconciliation as a tool for reducing polypharmacy at hospital discharge in Internal Medicine Wards

Submitted: 30 September 2013
Accepted: 13 December 2013
Published: 17 January 2014
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Medication reconciliation is a fundamental process of high-quality and safe medical care. An accurate current medication list is essential in all patient care settings. The process of medication reconciliation aims to promote patient safety by providing a structured process for physicians and other healthcare providers to acquire and transfer accurate detailed information about current prescribed medications, non-prescription and over-the-counter drugs. Nevertheless, medication reconciliation is not yet sufficiently spread in the clinical practice. The barriers to the construction of an accurate medication list and to the development of a reliable and enduring method of communication are mostly cultural gaps, lack of time and staff.

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Zuccheri, P., Manfredi, F., Serra, A., Borsari, M., Nardi, R., Pasquale, A., & Sassone, B. (2014). Medication reconciliation as a tool for reducing polypharmacy at hospital discharge in Internal Medicine Wards. Italian Journal of Medicine, 8(4), 232–237. https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2014.432

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