The effects of a pharmacist-led medication review in a nursing home: A randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In this study, an intensive review of pharmaceutical care for elderly patients was conducted in a Veterans Administration nursing home in Taiwan and its effects were evaluated.

Methods

One hundred participants were enrolled in this randomized controlled study with even distribution. The inclusion criteria were age 65 years or older, prescriptions for at least 5 oral medicines daily, and ≥2 chronic diseases, for the period May 2013 to October 2014. Subjects were excluded if they had previously been included in an intensive medication review conducted by a pharmacist. The primary outcomes were numbers of drugs prescribed, potential inappropriate medications, and numbers of drug-related problems. The secondary outcomes were self-reported medical usages, measurements

SUBMITTER: Liou WS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9191564 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature