Journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics
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Meta Analysis
Effect of pharmacy-led medication reconciliation in emergency departments: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Medication reconciliation is recommended to be performed at every transition of medical care to prevent medication errors or adverse drug events. This study investigated the impact of pharmacy-led medication reconciliation on medication discrepancies and potential adverse drug events in the ED to assess the benefits of pharmacy services. ⋯ Pharmacy-led medication reconciliation significantly decreased the number of medication discrepancies. However, only one study investigated potential adverse drug events in patients receiving care in the ED. Therefore, further studies investigating the direct clinical impact of decreased medication discrepancies are required.