A post-discharge pharmacist clinic to reduce hospital readmissions: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients transitioning from secondary to primary healthcare are at increased risk of medication errors, adverse drug events and readmission to hospital. Incorporating a post-discharge follow-up by a hospital pharmacist has been proposed as a potential strategy to reduce readmissions.

Aim

To determine the impact of a hospital-based pharmacist-led post-discharge medication review clinic on 30-day hospital readmissions in adult patients.

Method

A single-site, retrospective cohort study compared the medical records of patients who attended the Pharmacist Review and EValuation of Existing and New Therapies (PREVENT) clinic between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2019 to a group of case-matched control patients who did not attend the clinic. Patient inclusion crit

SUBMITTER: Costello J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12431875 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature