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Bridging the gap between hospital and primary care: the pharmacist home visit.

Ensing HT, Koster ES, Stuijt CCM, van Dooren AA, Bouvy ML. Int J Clin Pharm. 2015 Mar 11; [Epub ahead of print].

Patients are susceptible to various problems following hospital discharge, including medication errors. This commentary suggests that improving the transfer of patient medication history, performing home visits to follow up with patients, and collaboration between primary care and community pharmacy can help reduce adverse drug events after patients are discharged from the hospital.

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