Understanding the medication safety challenges for patients with mental illness in primary care: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mental illness and medication safety are key priorities for healthcare systems around the world. Despite most patients with mental illness being treated exclusively in primary care, our understanding of medication safety challenges in this setting is fragmented.

Method

Six electronic databases were searched between January 2000-January 2023. Google Scholar and reference lists of relevant/included studies were also screened for studies. Included studies reported data on epidemiology, aetiology, or interventions related to medication safety for patients with mental illness in primary care. Medication safety challenges were defined using the drug-related problems (DRPs) categorisation.

Results

Seventy-nine studies were included with 77 (97.5%) reporting on epi

SUBMITTER: Ayre MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10258931 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature