California’s New Patient Safety Law Elevates Pharmacists’ Role in Discharge Medication Safety

California’s New Patient Safety Law Elevates Pharmacists’ Role in Discharge Medication Safety

Overview

Pharmacy Times interviewed Rita Shane, PharmD, FASHP, FCSHP, vice president, chief pharmacy officer, and professor of medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and associate dean of clinical pharmacy services at UCSF School of Pharmacy, who explained that California’s new patient safety law—effective January 1—requires pharmacists to review discharge medication lists for high-risk patients to prevent harmful and often overlooked medication errors during care transitions.