Evaluation of Pharmacy Resident-Driven Medication Reconciliation on Patients at High Risk of Hospital Readmission.

Pharmacists play a key role in preventing medication errors during transitions of care and preventing hospital readmissions through medication reconciliation (MR) programs. This study retrospectively evaluated the implementation of a standardized pharmacy residentdriven MR program for patients at high risk for readmission as defined by the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP). This was a single-center, retrospective cross sectional study of a pharmacy resident-driven MR program including patients at high risk of readmission defined by HRRP.

Trends in potentially abused medications returned during medication take-back days.

Objective: To observe rates of returns and to identify trends in returns of potentially abused medications during medication take-back events.

Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted of returned medications during medication take-back days from 2013 to 2016 based on a partnership between local law enforcement and a school of pharmacy in a rural South Carolina town. Data collected on returned items included active ingredients, estimated quantity, and prescription fill date if available.