Pharmacist clinical interventions and discharge counseling in medical rehabilitation wards

• At: Glasgow (Scotland) (2018)
• Type: Poster
• Poster code: POS-APS-091
• By: TENNEY, Justin (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, School of Pharmacy)
• Co-author(s): Rosanna Nga Suet Ip: School of Pharmacy, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
  Justin Wade Tenney: School of Pharmacy, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
  Angus Ck Chu: Medicine and Geriatrics, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong
  Pauline Lm Chu: Pharmacy, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong
  Grace Wm Young: Pharmacy, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong
  
• Abstract:

  Background

  "EN-US">Drug related problems (DRPs) are a common occurrence in geriatric patients. Previous literature shows clinically important medication errors affect over 50% of patients during the first 30 days after hospital discharge.

  Methods

  "EN-US">Prospective, quasi-experimental, study conducted in 4 medical rehabilitation wards. The
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