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• 1. Medication reconciliation is a necessary
• component of safe medication management.
• The process is ongoing and dynamic.
• n This process begins with prescribing the right
• medication for the right indication and continues
• with regular review of medications for their effectiveness
• and adverse effects, i.e., standard medication
• management.
• n The process includes continuous assessment within
• and across sites of care. Without proper physician
• attention to medication reconciliation as a component
• of medication management, managing patients’
• medication regimens cannot be optimal.
• 2. The medication reconciliation process should be
• patient-centered.30
• n Dimensions of patient-centered care include respect