Medication safety at the interface: evaluating risks associated with discharge prescriptions from mental health hospitals. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Medication safety at the interface: evaluating risks associated with discharge prescriptions from mental health hospitals. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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• Published November 2015

Medication safety at the interface: evaluating risks associated with discharge prescriptions from mental health hospitals.

Keers RN, Williams SD, Vattakatuchery JJ, et al. J Clin Pharm Ther. 2015 Nov 3; [Epub ahead of print]

In this study, prospective pharmacist review of written prescriptions for adults discharged from mental health hospitals found that about 20% contained medication errors. These findings underscore the risks of adverse events in the postdischarge period and the need for more oversight of discharge prescriptions.

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