biostudies-literatureAli KApplied Research Collaboration- Kent, Sussex &amp; SurreyNational Institute for Health Research (NIHR)850https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9652884biostudies-literatureUnknown22(1)<h4>Background</h4>Medication-related harm (MRH) is an escalating global challenge especially among older adults. The period following hospital discharge carries high-risk for MRH due to medication discrepancies, limited patient/carer education and support, and poor communication between hospital and community professionals. Discharge Medical Service (DMS), a newly introduced NHS scheme, aims to reduce post-discharge MRH through an electronic communication between hospital and community pharmacists. Our study team has previously developed a risk-prediction tool (RPT) for MRH in the 8-weeks period post discharge from a UK hospital cohort of 1280 patients. In this study, we aim to find out if a Medicines Management Plan (MMP) linked to the DMS is more effective than the DMS alone in reducingBMC geriatricsImplementation of a medicine management plan (MMP) to reduce medication-related harm (MRH) in older people post-hospital discharge: a randomised controlled trial.PMC9652884ARC KCC number –PCC42ACF-2020-27-002Hamer VMensah EAKirkham FAStevenson JParekh NNyangoma SAli KMcDermott EAGage HSchiff RDavies GRajkumar CFowler-Davis SVan Der Cammen TfalseImplementation of a medicine management plan (MMP) to reduce medication-related harm (MRH) in older people post-hospital discharge: a randomised controlled trial.<h4>Background</h4>Medication-related harm (MRH) is an escalating global challenge especially among older adults. The period following hospital discharge carries high-risk for MRH due to medication discrepancies, limited patient/carer education and support, and poor communication between hospital and community professionals. Discharge Medical Service (DMS), a newly introduced NHS scheme, aims to reduce post-discharge MRH through an electronic communication between hospital and community pharmacists. Our study team has previously developed a risk-prediction tool (RPT) for MRH in the 8-weeks period post discharge from a UK hospital cohort of 1280 patients. In this study, we aim to find out if a Medicines Management Plan (MMP) linked to the DMS is more effective than the DMS alone in reducing2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Nov2025-04-05T15:41:49.251Z2025-04-05T15:41:49.251ZS-EPMC96528843636893810.1186/s12877-022-03555-w