Evaluation of effectiveness and safety of pharmacist independent prescribers in care homes: cluster randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To estimate the effectiveness, cost effectiveness (to be reported elsewhere), and safety of pharmacy independent prescribers in care homes.

Design

Cluster randomised controlled trial, with clusters based on triads of a pharmacist independent prescriber, a general practice, and one to three associated care homes.

Setting

Care homes across England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, their associated general practices, and pharmacy independent prescribers, formed into triads.

Participants

49 triads and 882 residents were randomised. Participants were care home residents, aged ≥65 years, taking at least one prescribed drug, recruited to 20 residents/triad.

Intervention

Each pharmacy independent prescriber provided pharmaceutical care to approximately

SUBMITTER: Holland R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9926330 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature