Improvement on prescribing appropriateness after implementing an interdisciplinary pharmacotherapy quality programme in a long-term care hospital.

Oreto Ruiz-MilloMónica Climente-MartíJosé Ramón Navarro-Sanz

Published in: European journal of hospital pharmacy : science and practice (2018)

Reconciliation errors, PIMs and drug interactions are highly prevalent in elderly patients with polypharmacy admitted to an LTCH. This interdisciplinary pharmacotherapy quality programme seems to be a useful approach in the improvement of prescribing appropriateness in a high-risk older population.

Keyphrases

adverse drug
long term care
primary care
quality improvement
middle aged
community dwelling
study protocol
smoking cessation
healthcare
patient safety
physical activity
randomized controlled trial
emergency department
electronic health record
clinical trial
acute care