Variables that will be documented to the data collection template
Characteristics of the patients and outpatient clinic | Data related to patients’ diseases and medications | Medication discrepancies |
Subject ID | Diagnoses | Medication-specific discrepancies (yes/no) |
Age | Number and type of prescription medicines | Generic name and dosage form of the medicine the patient is using otherwise than prescribed |
Sex | Number and type of non-prescription medicines | Reason for discrepancies reported by the patient |
Outpatient clinic | Total number of all medicines | Has the patient used medications as prescribed? (more/less) |
Date of appointment | The year when the medication was last reconciled | Will the patient consider taking the medication as prescribed after the discussion with the pharmacist? (yes/no) |