Reducing Medication Problems among Minority Individuals with Low Socioeconomic Status through Pharmacist Home Visits.
Ya-Hui LiangKai-Hsun WangHung-Meng HuangBen-Chang ShiaShang-Yih ChanChieh-Wen HoChih-Kuang LiuMing-Chih ChenPublished in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2022)
Through the home visits, the pharmacists came to fully understand the medicine (including Chinese medicine) and health food usage behaviors of the patients and their lifestyles, enabling them to provide thorough health education. After the pharmacists' home visits, the patients' drug-related problems were mitigated, and their knowledge of diseases, drug compliance, and drug storage methods and environments improved, reducing drug waste. Our findings can help policymakers address the medication problems of various medically underserved groups, thereby improving the utilization of limited medical resources.