Outcomes of a Medication Optimization Virtual Interdisciplinary Geriatric Specialist (MOVING) Program: A Feasibility Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adverse drug events among older adults result in significant mortality, morbidity and cost. This harm may be mitigated with appropriate prescribing and deprescribing. We sought to understand the prescribing outcomes of an interdisciplinary geriatric virtual consultation service.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective, before-and-after feasibility study to measure prescribing outcomes for a medication optimization virtual interdisciplinary geriatric specialist (MOVING) programme comprised of expertise from geriatric clinical pharmacology, pharmacy and psychiatry for older adults (aged ≥ 65 years) between June and December 2018, Ontario, Canada. The primary outcome was the number of distinct prescriptions and the presence of polypharmacy (defined as ≥ 4 medications) b

SUBMITTER: Ho JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10928046 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature