The impact of partnered pharmacist medication charting in the emergency department on the use of potentially inappropriate medications in older people.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: A process redesign, partnered pharmacist medication charting (PPMC), was recently piloted in the emergency department (ED) of a tertiary hospital. The PPMC model was intended to improve medication safety and interdisciplinary collaboration by having pharmacists work closely with medical officers to review and chart medications for patients. This study, therefore, aimed to evaluate the impact of PPMC on potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) use. Methods: A pragmatic concurrent controlled study compared a PPMC group to both early best-possible medication history (BPMH) and usual care groups. In the PPMC group, pharmacists initially documented the BPMH and collaborated with medical officers to co-develop treatment plans and chart medications in ED. The early B

SUBMITTER: Atey TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10664652 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature