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Unintended discontinuation of medication following hospitalisation: a retrospective cohort study.

June 19, 2019

Redmond P, McDowell R, Grimes TC, et al. BMJ Open. 2019;9(6):e024747.

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This retrospective cohort study of patients age 65 and older on chronic medications found that unintentional medication discontinuation does occur following hospitalization. As with prior studies, medication documentation in hospital discharge summaries remains highly variable.

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