Simplifying medication regimens for residents of aged care facilities: Pharmacist and physician use of a structured five-step medication simplification tool.

Janet K SluggettJacquelina StasinopoulosCyan SylvesterWei Jin WongJodie HillenGeorgina A HughesSolomon YuMalcolm ClarkJ Simon BellMegan CorlisLoui Sa TengLisa NewtonRonaldo D PiovezanDavid YuLynda CarterNatalie Soulsby

Published in: Research in social & administrative pharmacy : RSAP (2024)

Pharmacists, GPs, and geriatricians can all identify medication regimen simplification opportunities, although these opportunities differ within and between professional groups. Although opportunities to simplify medication regimens during comprehensive medication reviews exist, simplification is not currently routinely recommended by pharmacists performing these reviews in Australian RACFs.

Keyphrases

healthcare
adverse drug
primary care
palliative care
systematic review
pain management