ArticleBMC health services research2021
Implementation of a shared medication list in primary care - a controlled pre-post study of medication discrepancies.
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- Discrepancies in prescribed medications as reported by patients, general practitioners, and community pharmacists in older patients with polypharmacy in primary care.BMC primary care · 2026Article
- Impact of electronic prescribing on medication changes in users of multidose drug dispensing.Exploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy · 2025Article
- Value Propositions for Digital Shared Medication Plans to Boost Patient-Health Care Professional Partnerships: Co-Design Study.Journal of participatory medicine · 2025Article
- Continuity of medication information transfer and continuous medication supply during hospital-to-home transitions - nationwide surveys in hospital and community pharmacies after implementing new legal requirements in Germany.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Discrepancies in patients' medication lists from pharmacies in Sweden: an interview study before the implementation of the Swedish National Medication List.International journal of clinical pharmacy · 2023Article
- Patients' Use of a Standardized Medication List - A Mixed Methods Study.Patient preference and adherence · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundAccess to medicines information is important when treating patients, yet discrepancies in medication records are common. Many countries are developing shared medication lists across health care providers. These systems can improve information sharing, but little is known about how they affect the need for medication reconciliation. The aim of this study was to investigate whether an electronically Shared Medication List (eSML) reduced discrepancies between medication lists in primary care.
methodsIn 2018, eSML was tested for patients in home care who received multidose drug dispensing (MDD) in Oslo, Norway. We followed this transition from the current paper-based medication list to an eSML. Medication lists from the GP, home care service and community pharmacy were compared 3 months before the implementation and 18 months after. MDD patients in a neighbouring district in Oslo served as a control group.
resultsOne hundred eighty-nine patients were included (100 intervention; 89 control). Discrepancies were reduced from 389 to 122 (p < 0.001) in the intervention group, and from 521 to 503 in the control group (p = 0.734). After the implementation, the share of mutual prescription items increased from 77 to 94%. Missing prescriptions for psycholeptics, analgesics and dietary supplements was reduced the most.
conclusionsThe eSML greatly decreases discrepancies between the GP, home care and pharmacy medication lists, but does not eliminate the need for medication reconciliation.
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