Risk factors for unintentional medication discrepancies at hospital admission: A matched case-control study

Affiliations

¹ Laboratory of Teaching and Research in Social Pharmacy (LEPFS), Department of Pharmacy, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, SE, Brazil.
² School of Nursery and Pharmacy (ESENFAR), Federal University of Alagoas, Maceió, AL, Brazil.
³ Laboratory of Teaching and Research in Social Pharmacy (LEPFS), Department of Pharmacy, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, SE, Brazil; School of Nursery and Pharmacy (ESENFAR), Federal University of Alagoas, Maceió, AL, Brazil.
⁴ Risk Management, Federal University of Sergipe teaching hospital, Aracaju, SE, Brazil.
⁵ Laboratory of Teaching and Research in Social Pharmacy (LEPFS), Department of Pharmacy, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, SE, Brazil. Electronic address: lepfs.ufs@gmail.com.

Carina Carvalho Silvestre et al. Eur J Intern Med. 2017 May.

. 2017 May:40:e24-e25.

doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2017.02.003. Epub 2017 Feb 10.

¹ Laboratory of Teaching and Research in Social Pharmacy (LEPFS), Department of Pharmacy, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, SE, Brazil.
² School of Nursery and Pharmacy (ESENFAR), Federal University of Alagoas, Maceió, AL, Brazil.
³ Laboratory of Teaching and Research in Social Pharmacy (LEPFS), Department of Pharmacy, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, SE, Brazil; School of Nursery and Pharmacy (ESENFAR), Federal University of Alagoas, Maceió, AL, Brazil.
⁴ Risk Management, Federal University of Sergipe teaching hospital, Aracaju, SE, Brazil.
⁵ Laboratory of Teaching and Research in Social Pharmacy (LEPFS), Department of Pharmacy, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, SE, Brazil. Electronic address: lepfs.ufs@gmail.com.

No abstract available

Keywords: Case-control study; Medication discrepancies; Medication errors; Medication reconciliation; Patient safety.

Cited by

Medication Reconciliation: An Educational Module.
Lester PE, Sahansra S, Shen M, Becker M, Islam S. Lester PE, et al. MedEdPORTAL. 2019 Nov 1;15:10852. doi: 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10852. MedEdPORTAL. 2019. PMID: 31934615 Free PMC article.
'What is not written does not exist': the importance of proper documentation of medication use history.
Silvestre CC, Santos LMC, de Oliveira-Filho AD, de Lyra DP Jr. Silvestre CC, et al. Int J Clin Pharm. 2017 Oct;39(5):985-988. doi: 10.1007/s11096-017-0519-2. Int J Clin Pharm. 2017. PMID: 28823070 Review.
Effectiveness of Clinical Pharmacists-Led Medication Reconciliation to Prevent Medication Discrepancies in Hospitalized Patients: A Non-Randomized Controlled Trial.
Elamin MM, Ahmed KO, Yousif M. Elamin MM, et al. Integr Pharm Res Pract. 2024 Jul 19;13:91-99. doi: 10.2147/IPRP.S467157. eCollection 2024. Integr Pharm Res Pract. 2024. PMID: 39050732 Free PMC article.
Insight into Risk Factors, Pharmacogenetics/Genomics, and Management of Adverse Drug Reactions in Elderly: A Narrative Review.
Bellanca CM, Augello E, Cantone AF, Di Mauro R, Attaguile GA, Di Giovanni V, Condorelli GA, Di Benedetto G, Cantarella G, Bernardini R. Bellanca CM, et al. Pharmaceuticals (Basel). 2023 Nov 1;16(11):1542. doi: 10.3390/ph16111542. Pharmaceuticals (Basel). 2023. PMID: 38004408 Free PMC article. Review.