This blog is written by Jonathan Deutsch, M.D., a physician in the pharmaceutical industry.
Showing posts with label annals of internal medicine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label annals of internal medicine. Show all posts
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Effect of a Pharmacist Intervention on Clinically Important Medication Errors After Hospital Discharge: A Randomized Trial
This article from the Ann Intern Med. 3 July 2012;157(1):1-10 shows that half of all cardiac patients had clinically important medication errors after having an explanation of their medications and how to take them by a pharmacist. Could it be that the patient wasn't able to process the information after having been hospitalized with a heart condition?
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Adverse Event,
annals of internal medicine,
cardiac,
clinical trial,
education,
medication error,
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