| Study type/ Setting | Methods | Outcomes | Recommendations | Source |
| Review
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Emphasized the importance of complete medication history from different sources e.g. physicians, pharmacists and case notes that includes allergy, drug interaction, OTC inclusion, common side effects. | - Cited one study where 59 patients out of 101 patients reported the use of 129 forms of CAMs, but only 36 were documented in the medical record | Recommended some measures that would provide complete medication list
1. Pharmacist-led med history taking 2. Educating newly qualified prescribers on clinical pharmacology, OTC 3. E-prescribing with pre-populated warning messages |
Fitzgerald RJ (2009) |
| Fitzgerald RJ. Medication errors: the importance of an accurate drug history. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 2009;67(6):671-675. doi:10.1111/j.1365- 2125.2009.03424.x |
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