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Education of the Patient on Medication Prior to Discharge
The first 3 steps
- Review the full discharge prescription with the pharmacist and reconcile it against the drugs the patient took before admission.
- Identify which pre-admission drugs have been stopped, changed or continued, and say so explicitly.
- Choose a quiet time and include the caregiver who will supervise the drugs at home.
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