Get Printable Medication Reconciliation Form Template

Examples of Medication Reconciliation A patient receiving for hypertension was admitted for surgery. The admitting resident did not order on admission due to concerns about perioperative hypotension.

Steps to Complete Medication Reconciliation Develop a list of a patient's current medications. ... Develop a list of medications to be prescribed. ... Compare the medications on the lists. ... Make clinical decisions based on the comparison. ... Communicate the reconciled medication list to the patient and appropriate caregivers.

Medicines reconciliation is the process of accurately listing a person's current medicines. This could be when they are admitted into a service or when their treatment changes.

This process comprises five steps: (1) develop a list of current medications; (2) develop a list of medications to be prescribed; (3) compare the medications on the two lists; (4) make clinical decisions based on the comparison; and (5) communicate the new list to appropriate caregivers and to the patient.

They provide an important communication link between the patient, family and members of the healthcare team. Nurse practitioners also ensure that the patient/client's medication orders on admission, transfer and discharge are accurate and complete.

The form can be used to track a patient's medications upon admission, transfer, and discharge. IHI notes that the hospital tested the medication reconciliation form on a "pilot population to decrease their rate of unreconciled medications in order to improve patient safety."

A Best Possible Medication History (BPMH) is a history created using 1) a systematic process of interviewing the patient/family; and 2) a review of at least one other reliable source of information to obtain and verify all of a patient's medication use (prescribed and non-prescribed).

The types of information that clinicians use to reconcile medications include (among others) medication name, dose, frequency, route, and purpose.