Medication Reconciliation
"Medication Reconciliation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The formal process of obtaining a complete and accurate list of each patient's current home medications including name, dosage, frequency, and route of administration, and comparing admission, transfer, and/or discharge medication orders to that list. The reconciliation is done to avoid medication errors.
| Descriptor ID |
D059065
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.319.529.500 N02.421.450.500.500 N04.452.528.460 N04.590.656
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| Concept/Terms |
Medication Reconciliation- Medication Reconciliation
- Medication Reconciliations
- Reconciliation, Medication
- Reconciliations, Medication
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medication Reconciliation" by people in Profiles.
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Improving Equity and Accuracy in Admission Medication Reconciliation. Am J Med Qual. 2024 Mar-Apr 01; 39(2):92-93.
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The Risks of Reflexive Refilling. WMJ. 2021 Oct; 120(3):237-240.
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Medication Errors and Blood Pressure Control Among Patients Managed for Hypertension in Public Ambulatory Care Clinics in Botswana. J Am Heart Assoc. 2020 01 21; 9(2):e013766.
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Pediatric Readmissions Within 3 Days of Discharge: Preventability, Contributing Factors, and Necessity. Hosp Pediatr. 2019 04; 9(4):241-248.
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Preventability and Causes of Readmissions in a National Cohort of General Medicine Patients. JAMA Intern Med. 2016 Apr; 176(4):484-93.
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Varicella-zoster virus infections in patients treated with fingolimod: risk assessment and consensus recommendations for management. JAMA Neurol. 2015 Jan; 72(1):31-9.