Medication management issues identified during home medication reviews for ambulatory community pharmacy patients.

John Papastergiou Mathew LuenSimona TencaliucWilson LiBart van den BemtSherilyn K D Houle

Published in: Canadian pharmacists journal : CPJ = Revue des pharmaciens du Canada : RPC (2019)

Pharmacist-directed home medication reviews offer an effective mechanism to address the pharmacotherapy issues of patients taking multiple medications. These findings highlight the frequency of medication management issues in this group and suggest that home medication reviews could serve to minimize inappropriate use of medication and maximize health care cost savings in this unique patient population. Can Pharm J (Ott) 2019;152:xx-xx.

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