ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2018
Feasibility of Integrating Residential Care Pharmacists into Aged Care Homes to Improve Quality Use of Medicines: Study Protocol for a Non-Randomised Controlled Pilot Trial.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Healthcare professionals' perspectives of pharmacist roles in residential aged care: a qualitative systematic review and meta-synthesis.International journal of clinical pharmacy · 2026Pooled it
- Impact of on-site pharmacists in residential aged care facilities on the quality of medicines use: a cluster randomised controlled trial (PiRACF study).Scientific reports · 2023Trial
- How Do Pharmacists Practice in Aged Care? A Narrative Review of Models from Australia, England, and the United States of America.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Review
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- Nurses', Pharmacists' and Family Physicians' Perceptions of Psychotropic Medication Monitoring in Australian Long-Term Care Facilities: A Qualitative Framework Analysis.Drugs & aging · 2021Article
- Residential Aged Care Pharmacist: An Australian Pilot Trial Exploring the Impact on Quality Use of Medicines Indicators.Medicines (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Using telehealth to enable collaboration of pharmacists and geriatricians in residential medication management reviews.International journal of clinical pharmacy · 2019Article
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Abstract
Older adults are particularly susceptible to iatrogenic disease and communicable diseases, such as influenza. Prescribing in the residential aged care population is complex, and requires ongoing review to prevent medication misadventure. Pharmacist-led medication review is effective in reducing medication-related problems; however, current funding arrangements specifically exclude pharmacists from routinely participating in resident care. Integrating an on-site clinical pharmacist into residential care teams is an unexplored opportunity to improve quality use of medicines in this setting. The primary objective of this pilot study is to investigate the feasibility of integrating a residential care pharmacist into the existing care team. Secondary outcomes include incidence of pharmacist-led medication review, and incidence of potential medication problems based on validated prescribing measures. This is a cross-sectional, non-randomised controlled trial with a residential care pharmacist trialled at a single facility, and a parallel control site receiving usual care and services only. The results of this hypothesis-generating pilot study will be used to identify clinical outcomes and direct future larger scale investigations into the implementation of the novel residential care pharmacist model to optimise quality use of medicines in a population at high risk of medication misadventure.
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