RT Journal
A1 Ahmad A, Nijpels G, Dekker JM, Kostense PJ, Hugtenburg JG
T1 EFfect of a pharmacist medication review in elderly patients discharged from the hospital
JF Archives of Internal Medicine
JO Archives of Internal Medicine
YR 2012
FD September 24
VO 172
IS 17
SP 1346
OP 1347
DO 10.1001/archinternmed.2012.2816
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2012.2816
AB 
During hospital admission, several changes in a patient's drug regimen are often introduced. After discharge, patients frequently do not know which drugs to take, and 20% of the patients experience an adverse event.1- 2 Medication review is a successful intervention to improve medication safety.3 We studied the effect of medication review consisting of medication analysis, treatment analysis, patient interview, and counseling by community pharmacists and pharmacy technicians on the occurrence of drug-related problems (DRPs) among elderly patients discharged from the hospital.