Don’t Leave Without Them: Dispensing asthma medications to pediatric patients upon discharge is associated with decreased hospital readmissions

Don’t Leave Without Them: Dispensing asthma medications to pediatric patients upon discharge is associated with decreased hospital readmissions

Purpose: Asthma exacerbations are a leading cause of hospital and emergency department admissions at pediatric institutions. The objective of this study was to determine if patients who obtain discharge medications from a pediatric institution’s outpatient pharmacy after an admission for asthma have...

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Main Authors: Aleda M.H. Chen, Pharm.D.,M.S., Ph.D., Kristen Lamberjack, Pharm.D., Thaddeus Franz, Pharm.D, Kelly J. Hiteshew, Pharm.D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing 2012-01-01
Series:INNOVATIONS in Pharmacy
Subjects:
asthma
readmission
exacerbation
pediatric
pharmacy
discharge
Online Access:http://www.pharmacy.umn.edu/innovations/prod/groups/cop/@pub/@cop/@innov/documents/article/cop_article_420330.pdf

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