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Medicines optimisation reviews in care homes: a patient centred approach to deprescribing
- At: Glasgow (Scotland) (2018)
- Type: Poster
- Poster code: POS-SAP-028
- By: BAQIR, Wasim (NHS England, Medical Directorate)
- Co-author(s): Wasim Baqir: Medical Directorate, NHS England, London, United Kingdom;Pharmacy, Northumbria Healthcare, North Shields, United Kingdom
Steven Barrett: Pharmacy, Northumbria Healthcare, North Shields, United Kingdom
David Campbell: Pharmacy, Northumbria Healthcare, North Shields, United Kingdom
Emma McClay: NICE, Manchester, United Kingdom
Cherise Gyimah: Care Quality Commission, London, United Kingdom
Anne Joshua - Abstract:
Background
Medicines use in care homes is an area of concern; medication errors, excess medicines, lack of structured medication review and minimal resident involvement in medicines decisions.1Methods
422 care home residents in 20 care homes received a medicines optimisation review with a pharmacist and other members of the healthcare team. This.. The access to the whole abstract and if available the presentation file is available to FIP members and to congress participants of that specific congress.
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