ArticleDrugs & aging2019
Effect of a Pharmacist-Driven Medication Management Intervention Among Older Adults in an Inpatient Setting.
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- Hospitalisation as an Opportunity to Optimise Quality Use of Medicines in Older Adults: A Systematic Review.Drugs & aging · 2026Pooled it
- Impact of medication therapy management programs on potentially inappropriate medication use in older adults: A systematic review.Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy · 2024Pooled it
- Impact of medication therapy management (MTM) service model on multi-morbidity (MMD) patients with hypertension: a pilot RCT.BMC geriatrics · 2023Trial
- Efficacy of medication reconciliation in medication therapy for chronic diseases in elderly patients with coronary atherosclerotic heart disease.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2025Article
- Prevalence and Predictors of Potentially Inappropriate Medications Among Patients Aged ≥65 Years on Hospital Admissions in Kuwait.Clinical interventions in aging · 2022Article
- Reviewing Potentially Inappropriate Medication in Hospitalized Patients Over 65 Using Explicit Criteria: A Systematic Literature Review.Drug, healthcare and patient safety · 2021Review
- Professional roles of general practitioners, community pharmacists and specialist providers in collaborative medication deprescribing - a qualitative study.BMC family practice · 2020Article
- Evaluation of outcomes of medication therapy management (MTM) services for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).Pakistan journal of medical sciencesArticle
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Abstract
backgroundOlder adults have a seven times greater risk than younger adults of being hospitalized due to an adverse drug event.
objectiveThe objective of this study was to compare the number of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) on admission to the number of PIMs on discharge following pharmacist intervention. PATIENTS AND
methodsThis was a prospective, single-center pilot study performed at a tertiary medical center. Eighty-two adults aged 65 years or older on five or more medications who were admitted to the general medicine floor between December 2016 and May 2017 were included in the analysis. Pharmacists completed a review of prior admission medications and identified PIMs. Recommendations for PIMs were communicated to the medical team and documented in the patient's electronic medical record. PIMs were measured by the use of validated screening tools and an assessment of patient-specific parameters.
resultsFifty-two percent of our patients were taking at least one PIM. The average number of PIMs on admission was found to be 0.84 ± 1.12. Pharmacist intervention resulted in a statistically significant reduction to an average of 0.56 ± 0.91 PIMs (P < 0.01). The mean time to complete the medication therapy management (MTM) process was 49.39 ± 16.2 min per patient.
conclusionWhile pharmacist-driven MTM significantly reduced PIMs in our study, the implementation of this model in the inpatient setting faces several challenges.
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