Effectiveness of a pharmacist-acquired medication history in an emergency department

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Medication reconciliation; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN63455839
• Lead Sponsor: ational University of Colombia (Universidad Nacional de Colombia) (Colombia)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-08-14
• Last Update Posted: 3 July 2017

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

1. Adults (aged 18 or over)
2. Patients admitted and assessed as triage I and II
3. Prescribed at least one prescription medication before admission
4. To be hospitalized for at least 24 hours
5. Only patients with a time admission income less than 24 hours and
6. Had signed study participation agreement and completion of informed consent form

Exclusion Criteria

1. They are scheduled for discharge on the same day
2. They are not able to answer the questions needed to complete the study
3. They are unable to communicate due to language difficulties, were under psychiatric care, medical record documentation of dementia or confusion and/or are unable to give consent. If a patient had more than one admission during the study period, only the first admission will be evaluated

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified