A Multi-method Exploratory Evaluation of a Service Designed to Improve Medication Safety for Patients with Monitored Dosage Systems Following Hospital Discharge.

Fatema A Alqenae Douglas T SteinkeHilary BelitherPeter RobertsonJennifer BartlettJack WilkinsonSteven David WilliamsLawrence BradMark Jeffries Darren M Ashcroft Richard Neil Keers

Published in: Drug safety (2023)

The TCAM service facilitated a number of community pharmacy services offered to patients with monitored dosage systems; but the impact of the intervention on unintentional medication discrepancies and adverse drug event rates post-hospital discharge for this patient group was uncertain. The results of this exploratory study can inform the ongoing implementation of the TCAM service at hospital discharge and highlight the need to understand service implementation in different contexts, which may influence its impact on medication safety.

Keyphrases

healthcare
adverse drug
mental health
primary care
electronic health record
emergency department
case report
quality improvement
drug induced