medication reconciliation Archives

Three Orders That May Lead To Medication Errors

Date January 2, 2019 Author By Eric Christianson Category Uncategorized

Whenever humans are involved in a process, there is bound to be errors. As a clinical pharmacist who helps patients and other healthcare professionals safely use medications, I see a lot of mistakes. In long term care and assisted living facilities I would help monitor medication errors that occurred and try to come up with […]

Med Rec 101

Date August 24, 2014 Author By Eric Christianson Category Medication Errors

Medication reconciliation (often called “med rec”) can be pretty boring, but med rec done right can be lifesaving. A 89 year old male was hospitalized with a GI bleed and significant anemia. This patient’s baseline hemoglobin was already in the 10-11 range prior to the GI bleed secondary to chronic kidney disease. Upon discharge from the hospital, anemia […]