“…The consequences are particularly pronounced when PD patients are admitted to the hospital where rigid medication schedules, lack of PD knowledge among hospital staff, and limited availability of PD medications on hospital formularies can lead to missed or delayed dosing, medication substitutions, or even administration of contraindicated medications (Derry et al, 2010;Chou et al, 2011;Cohen and Smetzer, 2015;Shin and Habermann, 2016;Lertxundi et al, 2017;Mucksavage and Kim, 2020). These errors increase complication rates and prolong hospital stays (Barber et al, 2001;Derry et al, 2010;Gerlach et al, 2012;Carlson et al, 2014;Cohen and Smetzer, 2015;Martinez-Ramirez et al, 2015;Crispo et al, 2016;Lertxundi et al, 2017;Cox et al, 2018;Margolesky and Singer, 2018;Yu et al, 2023). Delays in medication administration of even 15 min have been shown to result in negative outcomes for PD patients (Parkinson's Foundation, 2022).…”