Best Possible Medication History in the Emergency Department: Comparing Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacists

M. Johnston, Rochelle; Saulnier, Lauza; N. Gould, Odette

doi:10.4212/cjhp.v63i5.947

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Best Possible Medication History in the Emergency Department: Comparing Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacists

Published in The Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy • Oct 6, 2010

Authors:

Rochelle M. Johnston

Lauza Saulnier

Odette N. Gould

Abstract

Background: Obtaining an accurate and complete medication list (i.e., the best possible medication history [BPMH]) is the first step in completing medication reconciliation. The ability of pharmacy technicians to obtain medication histories, relative to that of pharmacists, has not been formally ass...

Subject

Pharmacy

Emergency department

Medical emergency

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