Effectiveness of a multicomponent pharmacist intervention at hospital discharge for drug-related problems: A cluster randomised cross-over trial.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

The aim of this study was to assess whether a pharmacist intervention associating medication reconciliation at discharge with a link to the community pharmacist reduces drug-related problems (DRP) in adult patients during the 7 days after hospital discharge in 22 university or general hospitals in France.

Methods

We conducted a cluster randomised cross-over superiority trial with hospital units as the cluster unit. The primary outcome was a composite of any kind of DRP (prescription/dispensation, patient error or gap due to no medication available) during the 7 days after discharge, assessed by phone with the patient and community pharmacist. Among secondary outcomes, we studied self-reported unplanned hospitalisations at day 35 after discharge and severe iatrogenic pro

SUBMITTER: Pourrat X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7688527 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature