Influence of pharmacist intervention on drug safety of geriatric inpatients: a prospective, controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Demographic shift leads to an increasing number of geriatric patients suffering from multimorbidity and resulting polypharmacy. Polypharmacy is shown to be associated with drug-related problems (DRPs) and increased morbidity. For Germany, a hospital-based intervention may be successful optimizing of polypharmacy. The aim of this study was to reduce DRPs in geriatric inpatients by a structured pharmacist's intervention and to measure the acceptance rate of pharmaceutical recommendations.

Methods

This study followed an open, prospective, quasi-randomized, controlled design and was conducted in a geriatric department in a teaching hospital in Germany. Patients of all sexes were included, with a minimum age of 70 years, a written informed consent and a regular intake

SUBMITTER: Nachtigall A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6469284 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature