Medication Reconciliation in Primary Care: Practices, Knowledge and Attitudes in the Lisbon and Tagus Valley Health Region

• Published in: Acta medica portuguesa Vol. 38; no. 1; p. 5
• Main Authors: Ascenção, Raquel, Almeida, Mariana, Ribeiro, Cristina, Broeiro, Paula, Costa, João
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Portugal 02.01.2025
• Subjects: Adult; Attitude of Health Personnel; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Humans; Male; Medication Reconciliation; Middle Aged; Portugal; Practice Patterns, Physicians' - statistics & numerical data; Primary Health Care; Portugal; Primary Health Care; Medication Reconciliation; Portugal; Medication Errors/prevention & control; Patient-Centered Care

Despite the importance of medication reconciliation for the continuity of care, there is currently no information on the practices, knowledge, and attitudes of Portuguese family doctors on this subject. This study aimed to characterize the formal medication reconciliation procedures in the Lisbon an...