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Pharmacy-led medication reconciliation programmes at hospital transitions: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

April 15, 2016

Mekonnen AB, McLachlan AJ, Brien J-AE. J Clin Pharm Ther. 2016;41(2):128-144.

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Medication reconciliation was initially established as a National Patient Safety Goal in 2005. This systematic review included 19 studies that supported the positive impact of pharmacy-led medication reconciliation on decreasing discrepancies during hospital admission and discharge.

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