Descriptor English: | Medication Reconciliation | ||||||
Descriptor Spanish: |
Conciliación de Medicamentos
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Descriptor Portuguese: | Reconciliação de Medicamentos | ||||||
Descriptor French: | Bilan comparatif des médicaments | ||||||
Entry term(s): |
Medication Reconciliations Reconciliation, Medication Reconciliations, Medication |
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Tree number(s): |
E02.319.529.500 N02.421.450.500.500 N04.452.528.460 N04.590.656 |
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RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D059065 | ||||||
Scope note: | The formal process of obtaining a complete and accurate list of each patient's current home medications including name, dosage, frequency, and route of administration, and comparing admission, transfer, and/or discharge medication orders to that list. The reconciliation is done to avoid medication errors. |
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Allowable Qualifiers: |
CL classification EC economics ES ethics HI history LJ legislation & jurisprudence MT methods OG organization & administration SN statistics & numerical data ST standards TD trends |
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Previous Indexing: |
Medication Errors/prevention & control (2003-2010) |
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Public MeSH Note: | 2011 |
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History Note: | 2011 |
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DeCS ID: | 54220 | ||||||
Unique ID: | D059065 | ||||||
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
Date Established: | 2011/01/01 | ||||||
Date of Entry: | 2010/06/25 | ||||||
Revision Date: | 2015/06/29 |
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ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT
Therapeutics [E02]Therapeutics
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Medication Reconciliation
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Concept UI |
M0546435 |
Scope note | The formal process of obtaining a complete and accurate list of each patient's current home medications including name, dosage, frequency, and route of administration, and comparing admission, transfer, and/or discharge medication orders to that list. The reconciliation is done to avoid medication errors. |
Preferred term | Medication Reconciliation |
Entry term(s) |
Medication Reconciliations Reconciliation, Medication Reconciliations, Medication |
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