PIM-Check: development of an international prescription-screening checklist designed by a Delphi method for internal medicine patients.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) occurs frequently and is a well-known risk factor for adverse drug events, but its incidence is underestimated in internal medicine. The objective of this study was to develop an electronic prescription-screening checklist to assist residents and young healthcare professionals in PIM detection.

Design

Five-step study involving selection of medical domains, literature review and 17 semistructured interviews, a two-round Delphi survey, a forward/back-translation process and an electronic tool development.

Setting

22 University and general hospitals from Canada, Belgium, France and Switzerland.

Participants

40 physicians and 25 clinical pharmacists were involved in the study.Agreement with the checklist stateme

SUBMITTER: Desnoyer A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5642656 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature