Impact of a DSS-supported medication review on the safety of drug therapy and quality of life in patients with antithrombotic therapy.

ABSTRACT: Polypharmacy is common among patients with antithrombotic medication, giving rise to concerns about Drug-Related Problems (DRPs). Therefore, these patients would benefit from a Medication Review (MR) along with pharmacist counselling to reduce the risks accompanying polymedication. This prospective study presents a concept for MRs that are applicable in German community pharmacies and can efficiently support pharmacist counselling and improve the safety of drug therapy. As this is a major challenge in everyday pharmacy practice, we used a Decision Support System (DSS) to evaluate its ability to support the process of pharmacist-led MRs. The primary endpoint was the impact of a community pharmacist on the reduction of DRPs. We investigated the impact of the interventions resulting from MRs

SUBMITTER: Hassanzadeh TE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11153675 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature