Implementation of a compulsory clinical pharmacist-led medication deprescribing intervention in high-risk seniors in the emergency department.

Joshua J JovevskiCole R SmithJustin L RobertsSharmistha DevTochukwu C IloabuchiErica A GruberMaxwell J WilliamsJames E SlavenAlice M Mitchell

Published in: Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (2023)

Pharmacist-led medication reconciliation in high-risk geriatric patients was associated with an increase both in the rate of PIM deprescribing and in post-ED primary care engagement.

Keyphrases

emergency department
primary care
healthcare
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
adverse drug
randomized controlled trial
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
quality improvement
patient reported outcomes
patient reported