Deprescribing of Medicines in Care Homes-A Five-Year Evaluation of Primary Care Pharmacist Practices.

ABSTRACT: (1) Background: This project evaluates the outcomes of a novel pharmacy-led model of deprescribing unnecessary medications for care home patients. A feasibility study was conducted in 2015 to explore exposure to inappropriate polypharmacy in patients residing in care homes over a one-year timescale. The aim of this study was to present the results of this ongoing service evaluation over a five-year period. (2) Methods: Data collection and risk assessment tools developed during the feasibility study were used to measure the prevalence, nature, and impact of deprescribing interventions by primary care pharmacists over a five-year period. A random sample of approximately 5% of safety interventions were screened twice yearly by the pharmacist leads as part of standard practice. (3) Results: Ov

SUBMITTER: Alves A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6789793 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature