Association of Focused Medication Review With Optimization of Psychotropic Drug Prescribing: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Medication review has been proposed to achieve improved use of psychotropic drugs, but benefits have not been confirmed.

Objective

To synthesize evidence for focused psychotropic medication review in medication optimization.

Data sources

Medline, PsycINFO, EMBASE, and CINAHL Plus were searched from inception to February 2018 using the index terms "drug utilization review" and "psychotropic drugs" and synonyms. Additional articles were retrieved using citation tracking and reference checking.

Study selection

Full-length, peer-reviewed articles that reported focused psychotropic medication review were included. Inclusion was determined against prespecified criteria and assessed independently.

Data extraction and synthesis

Study quality was asses

SUBMITTER: Sheehan R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6324597 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature