What do systematic reviews say?

Summary of findings: feedback on medication adherence to physicians vs usual care

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Providing physicians with feedback on medication adherence for people with chronic diseases taking long‐term medication 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Medication reconciliation: before vs at admission

• Reducing medication errors for adults in hospital settings 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 307 participants
  Low

Medication reconciliation: pharmacist vs other professionals

Medication reconciliation: pharmacist showed no clear difference in readmission at 1 month ( compared with other professionals (moderate certainty).

• Reducing medication errors for adults in hospital settings 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.93 [0.76, 1.14]
  2 studies · 997 participants
  Moderate

Medication reconciliation: pharmacist vs other professionals

• Reducing medication errors for adults in hospital settings 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  6 studies · 3983 participants
  Low

Medication reconciliation: pharmacist vs other professionals

• Reducing medication errors for adults in hospital settings 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 724 participants
  Low

Medication reconciliation: pharmacist vs other professionals

Medication reconciliation: pharmacist may leads to higher discrepancy resolution ( compared with other professionals (low certainty).

• Reducing medication errors for adults in hospital settings 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 4.8 [1.81, 12.76]
  3 studies · 1449 participants
  Low

Medication reconciliation: pharmacist vs other professionals

Medication reconciliation: pharmacist showed no clear difference in ADEs ( compared with other professionals (low certainty).

• Reducing medication errors for adults in hospital settings 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 1.34 [0.73, 2.44]
  3 studies · 2873 participants
  Low

Medication reconciliation: pharmacist vs other professionals

Medication reconciliation: pharmacist showed no clear difference in mortality during hospitalisation ( compared with other professionals (moderate certainty).

• Reducing medication errors for adults in hospital settings 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.99 [0.57, 1.73]
  2 studies · 1000 participants
  Moderate

Medication reconciliation interventions vs usual care

It is very uncertain whether medication reconciliation interventions changes PADEs compared with standard care (very low certainty).

• Impact of medication reconciliation for improving transitions of care 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.37 [0.09, 1.57]
  3 studies · 1253 participants
  Very low

Medication reconciliation interventions vs usual care

Medication reconciliation interventions showed no clear difference in ADEs compared with standard care (low certainty).

• Impact of medication reconciliation for improving transitions of care 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.09 [0.91, 1.3]
  4 studies · 1363 participants
  Low

Medication reconciliation interventions vs usual care

Medication reconciliation interventions showed no clear difference in unplanned rehospitalisation compared with standard care (moderate certainty).

• Impact of medication reconciliation for improving transitions of care 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.72 [0.44, 1.18]
  5 studies · 1206 participants
  Moderate

Medication reconciliation interventions vs usual care

It is very uncertain whether medication reconciliation interventions changes hospital usage (composite measure of ED, rehospitalisation) compared with standard care (very low certainty).

• Impact of medication reconciliation for improving transitions of care 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.78 [0.5, 1.22]
  4 studies · 597 participants
  Very low

Medication reconciliation: multimodal intervention vs usual care

It is very uncertain whether medication reconciliation: multimodal intervention changes potential ADEs ( compared with usual care (very low certainty).

• Reducing medication errors for adults in hospital settings 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.97 [0.86, 1.09]
  1648 participants
  Very low

Medication reconciliation: multimodal intervention vs usual care

Medication reconciliation: multimodal intervention probably leads to higher discrepancy resolution ( compared with usual care (moderate certainty).

• Reducing medication errors for adults in hospital settings 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 2.14 [1.81, 2.53]
  1 study · 487 participants
  Moderate

Medication reconciliation by trained pharmacist technician vs pharmacist

• Reducing medication errors for adults in hospital settings 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 183 participants
  Low

Medication reconciliation by pharmacist: database‐assisted MR vs unassisted MR

Medication reconciliation by pharmacist: database‐assisted MR may leads to lower potential ADEs ( ≥ 1 per patient) ( compared with unassisted MR (low certainty).

• Reducing medication errors for adults in hospital settings 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 0.26 [0.1, 0.64]
  2 studies · 3326 participants
  Low

Medication reconciliation by pharmacist: database‐assisted MR vs unassisted MR

• Reducing medication errors for adults in hospital settings 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 311 participants
  Low

Medication reconciliation by pharmacist: database‐assisted MR vs unassisted MR

Medication reconciliation by pharmacist: database‐assisted MR showed no clear difference in discrepancy resolution ( compared with unassisted MR (low certainty).

• Reducing medication errors for adults in hospital settings 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 1.37 [0.97, 1.93]
  2 studies · 791 participants
  Low

CPOE/CDSS vs control/paper‐based

CPOE/CDSS showed no clear difference in medication errors ( compared with control/paper‐based (moderate certainty).

• Reducing medication errors for adults in hospital settings 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 0.74 [0.31, 1.79]
  2 studies · 88 participants
  Moderate

Improved CPOE/CDSS vs standard CPOE/CDSS

Improved CPOE/CDSS probably leads to lower medication errors ( compared with standard CPOE/CDSS (moderate certainty).

• Reducing medication errors for adults in hospital settings 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 0.85 [0.74, 0.97]
  2 studies · 630 participants
  Moderate