Comprehensive medication review involving collaboration between pharmacists and physicians - Practice and process in Finland

• In: G17 - Practitioners' Day (Part 1) on Wednesday, 3 September 2008, 9:00-12:00
• At: Basel (Switzerland) (2008)
• Type: Presentations + Posters
• By: LEIKOLA, Saija (University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland)
• Co-author(s): Tuomainen, Lea (University of Kuopio, Centre for Training and Development, Kuopio, Finland)
  Peura, Sirpa (The Association of Finnish Pharmacies, Helsinki, Finland)
  Ovaskainen, Harri (The Finnish Pharmacists' Association, Helsinki, Finland)
  Tanskanen, Paavo (University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland)
  Lehtonen, Anne (The Centre for Pharmacotherapy Development, Finland)
  Wiberg, Ingrid (The Association of Finnish Pharmacies, Helsinki, Finland)
  Sevon-Vilkman, Nina (The Pharmaceutical Learning Centre, Finland)
  Airaksinen, Marja (University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland)
  
• Abstract:

  Introduction Comprehensive medication reviews (CMR) conducted in collaboration with pharmacists and physicians is a way of improving medication safety and rational use of medicines. The CMR procedure has been under development in Finland since 2004 as a national joint effort of the professional organizations, universities and pharmaceutical

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