A pharmacist-led medication review service with a deprescribing focus guided by implementation science.

ABSTRACT: Background: Little research addressed deprescribing-focused medication optimization interventions while utilizing implementation science. This study aimed to develop a pharmacist-led medication review service with a deprescribing focus in a care facility serving patients of low income receiving medications for free in Lebanon followed by an assessment of the recommendations' acceptance by prescribing physicians. As a secondary aim, the study evaluates the impact of this intervention on satisfaction compared to satisfaction associated with receiving routine care. Methods: The Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) was used to address implementation barriers and facilitators by mapping its constructs to the intervention implementation determinants at the stud

SUBMITTER: Alaa Eddine N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9922726 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature