Unintended medication discrepancies and associated factors upon patient admission to the internal medicine wards: identified through medication reconciliation.
Tilaye Arega MogesTemesgen Yihunie AkaluFaisel Dula SemaPublished in: BMC health services research (2022)
The magnitude of UMD upon patient admission to the internal medicine wards was considerably high. Omission and the wrong dose of medication were common. Older age, polypharmacy, low and medium adherence, and an increase in the number of comorbidities and information sources used for MedRec are significantly associated with UMDs. Pharmacists' interventions were mostly acceptable. Thus, the implementation of pharmacists-led MedRec in the two hospitals is indispensable for patient safety.