Achieving safe medication management during transitions of care from hospital: time for a stewardship approach

Transitions of care from hospital have long been associated with a high risk of medication errors and adverse medication events. Preventing medication-related harm during transitions of care was a key action area in the World Health Organization’s third Global Patient Safety Challenge: Medication Without Harm, launched in 2017. In 2020, the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (ACSQHC) published Australia’s response, which prioritised promoting and embedding medication reconciliation at transitions of care