posted on 2020-12-17, 15:51authored byKaren Cardwell
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Potentially inappropriate
prescribing is associated with increased risk of adverse events such as
hospitalisation.
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Potentially inappropriate
prescribing is particularly problematic when patients are discharged from
hospital.
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Further research is required to
identify how best to engage patients and support transitions of care.
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This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in Age and Ageing following peer review. The version of record [insert complete citation information here] is available online at: https://academic.oup.com/ageing/article/49/4/537/5848669 https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afaa065
Published Citation
Cardwell K. Reducing medication errors and transitions of care. Age and Ageing. 2020;49(4):537-539.