Medication Reconciliation.

Medication reconciliation is the process of making a list of all medications a patient is taking. (Medications include prescription and over-the-counter drugs, herbal and nutritional supplements, vitamins, vaccines, diagnostic and contrast agents, radioactive medications, parenteral nutrition, blood derivatives, and intravenous solutions). Compiling a medication reconciliation ensures that a patient receives the correct medications. It is used to prevent adverse drug events (ADEs) such as dosing errors, drug interactions, duplications, or omissions. Health care providers should include the drug name, dosage, frequency, and route when listing the medications a patient is taking. This information is taken during all transitions in care such as during admission, transfer, and discharge at hospitals or medical facilities or if there are changes in the setting, service, practitioner, or level of care.