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...

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Main Authors: Kelly J. Hiteshew, Thaddeus Franz, Kristen Lamberjack, Aleda M.H. Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing 2012-01-01
Series:INNOVATIONS in Pharmacy
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Online Access:https://pubs.lib.umn.edu/index.php/innovations/article/view/279