Objectives: To determine the incidence of medication errors when admitting patients with multiple chronic conditions to hospital, using a standard method.
Material And Method: A prospective, observational study was conducted on patients with multiple chronic conditions admitted to a tertiary hospital. The medication reconciliation was performed using the standard method considered the most suitable for these patients by an expert panel, following the Delphi methodology.
Objective: [corrected] To analyze the appropriateness of pharmacotherapy and, if necessary, carry out interventions for its improvement in a cohort of patients with multiple chronic conditions.
Design: Descriptive, prospective study of 21 months duration.
Location: Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío.