Medication report reduces number of medication errors when elderly patients are discharged from hospital.

Patrik Midlöv; Lydia Holmdahl; Tommy Eriksson; Anna Bergkvist; Bengt Ljungberg; Håkan Widner; Christina Nerbrand; Peter Höglund

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Medication report reduces number of medication errors when elderly patients are discharged from hospital.

January 23, 2009

Midlöv P, Holmdahl L, Eriksson T, et al. Pharm World Sci. 2007;30(1):92-98.

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This study describes the successful implementation and outcomes from use of a medication report tool applied to elderly patients being discharged from the hospital.

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