A clinic visit, hospital admission, or transition in care often begins with medication reconciliation. Developed to provide safer, more coordinated, and better-quality care, medication reconciliation ...

“What’s this drug, Dad?” I held up a colorful capsule from his pill box as we were packing for a family vacation. “I have no idea,” he shrugged. I urged him to clarify the mystery medication with his ...

While prescription drug monitoring programs are being introduced as a way to track and cut down on opioid abuse, there is an opportunity to expand the use of these programs to all medications, helping ...

Additionally, 146 medication reconciliation errors were detected during the study period. These errors were categorized as a “near miss” (35 percent), reached the patient but resulted in no harm (42 ...

The medication history seemed complete, but something wasn't quite right. So Eric Poolman, MD, MBA, asked the family to bring in the patient's pill box. He'll never forget what he found. "One of the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In March 2020, a group of nephrology pharmacists met to discuss ways to help improve patient lives and keep the ...