A novel approach to medicines optimisation post-discharge from hospital: pharmacist-led medicines optimisation clinic.

ABSTRACT: Background There is a major drive within healthcare to reduce patient readmissions, from patient care and cost perspectives. Pharmacist-led innovations have been demonstrated to enhance patient outcomes. Objective To assess the impact of a post-discharge, pharmacist-led medicines optimisation clinic on readmission parameters. Assessment of the economic, clinical and humanistic outcomes were considered. Setting Respiratory and cardiology wards in a district general hospital in Northern Ireland. Method Randomised, controlled trial. Blinded random sequence generation; a closed envelope-based system, with block randomisation. Adult patients with acute unplanned admission to medical wards subject to inclusion criteria were invited to attend clinic. Analysis was carried out for intention-to-trea

SUBMITTER: Odeh M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7476989 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature