Prospective daily review of discharge medications by pharmacists: effects on measures of safety and efficiency. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Prospective daily review of discharge medications by pharmacists: effects on measures of safety and efficiency. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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• Published July 2018

Prospective daily review of discharge medications by pharmacists: effects on measures of safety and efficiency.

Craynon R, Hager DR, Reed M, Pawola J, Rough SS. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2018;75:1486-1492.

Pharmacists are expanding their reach as stewards of medication safety into the front line of care. This project report describes the pilot testing of pharmacist involvement in development and review of medication orders in the discharge workflow. A substantive percentage of medication problems were prevented due to pharmacist engagement.

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