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Table 3 Proportion of outpatient visits (n = 83) with additional essential information provided by the patient during medication reconciliation. In 65 (78%) of the outpatient visits a drug-related action was performed. The outpatient visits were sorted by the type of drug-related action performed during the visit. The proportions were determined based on the required drug information indicated by the rheumatologists and expert panel. The proportions in bold indicate the proportion of visits in which the patient provided additional essential information during MR compared to the EMR (plus NMRS) examined in the total study sample (n = 83)

From: The value of incorporating patient-consulted medication reconciliation in influencing drug-related actions in the outpatient rheumatology setting

Type of drug related action performed during the visit

Number of visits with requirement of drug information to perform certain type of action, N (%)

Proportion of visits in which the patient provided additional essential information during MR compared to:

EMR, N (%)

EMR plus NMRS, N (%)

Rheumatologists

Expert panel

Rheumatologist

Expert panel

Rheumatologist

Expert panel

Change drugs (n = 24)

20 (83)

24 (100)

7 (35)

9 (38)

0 (0)

1 (4)

Discuss DRPs (n = 17)

8 (47)

15 (88)

0 (0)

11 (73)

0 (0)

9 (60)

Change drugs and discuss DRPs (n = 29)

5 (21)

20 (83)

0 (0)

4 (20)

0 (0)

2 (10)

Perform all drug-related actions (n = 65)

33 (51)

59 (91)

7 (21)

24 (41)

0 (0)

12 (20)

Total number of visits (n = 83)

33 (40)

59 (71)

7 (8)

24 (29)

0 (0)

12 (14)

  1. Abbreviations: DRP Drug related problem, EMR Electronic medical record, MR Medication reconciliation, NMRS Nationwide Medication Record System