Medication Reconciliation
"Medication Reconciliation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D059065
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.319.529.500 N02.421.450.500.500 N04.452.528.460 N04.590.656
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| Concept/Terms |
Medication Reconciliation- Medication Reconciliation
- Medication Reconciliations
- Reconciliation, Medication
- Reconciliations, Medication
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