SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Pharmacists' Role in Older Adults' Medication Regimen Complexity: A Systematic Review.
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- Observation and Prevention of Caregiver-Related Medication Errors in Community Pharmacies: A Cross-Sectional Study Across Urban, Town, and Rural Settings.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Medication Regimen Complexity and Patient-Reported Adverse Drug Events in Korean Community Pharmacies: A Cross-Sectional Study.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The role of pharmacists in geriatric care: current evidence and practice.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2026Review
- Medication regimen complexity in cancer patients: an overlooked issue for healthcare team.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
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- Drug prescription patterns and compliance with WHO and beers criteria in older patients.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Complexity of the Therapeutic Regimen in Older Adults with Cancer: Associated Factors.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Effect of Multi-Dose Dispensing on Medication Regimen Complexity: A Real-World Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Pharmacy practice in hospital settings in GCC countries: Pharmacists' medication therapy monitoring activities.Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society · 2024Article
- Pharmacist-Managed Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Programs within Australian Hospital and Health Services-A National Survey of Current Practice.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Pharmacist Intervention in Portuguese Older Adult Care.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Evaluating the Medication Regimen Complexity Score as a Predictor of Clinical Outcomes in the Critically Ill.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Individualized Medication Review in Older People with Multimorbidity: A Comparative Analysis between Patients Living at Home and in a Nursing Home.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
Medication regimen complexity (MRC) may influence health outcomes, such as hospitalisation, hospital readmission and medication adherence. Pharmacists have been referred to as health professionals with the opportunity to act on MRC reduction. This study aimed to investigate pharmacists' role in studies about older adults' medication regimen complexity. A literature search was performed in PubMed, Web of Science and the Cochrane Library-CENTRAL-up to October 2019. Out of 653 potentially relevant studies, 17 articles met the inclusion criteria for this review. Most studies used the 65-item medication regimen complexity index (MRCI) to assess medication complexity. Pharmacists' role was mainly confined to data collection. It seems that pharmacists' active role in older adults' medication complexity has not been studied in depth so far. However, the few existing interventional ones suggest that, after previous training, regimen simplification is feasible.
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