Evaluation of Collaborative Medication Reviews for High-Risk Older Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the widespread use of medication reviews, many older adults are still exposed to the risks of polypharmacy.

Objectives

To quantify and describe the drug therapy problems identified and interventions undertaken by pharmacists before and after implementation (on July 1, 2015) of collaborative medication review for high-risk older adult patients (> 80 years of age).

Methods

A retrospective single-centre pre-post cohort study was conducted between July 1, 2014, and July 31, 2016, to characterize the impact of collaborative medication reviews-consisting of a thorough medication review by a pharmacist and care conferences with the hospitalist and family physician-on prescribing patterns in an Acute Care for Elders unit. A standardized template was used to

SUBMITTER: Chan WWT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6306190 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature