Impact of telephone medication therapy management on medication and health-related problems, medication adherence, and medicare part D drug costs: A 6-month follow up

American Journal Geriatric Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 328-338

  Moczygemba, Leticia R ^a   Barner, Jamie C ^b   Lawson, Kenneth A ^b   Brown, Carolyn M ^b   Gabrillo, Evelyn R ^c   Godley, Paul ^c   Johnsrud, Michael ^d  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Avalere Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Medicare Part D; medication therapy management; medication related problems

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COST; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACIST; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TELEPHONE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DRUG COSTS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE PART D; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PERCEPTION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TELEPHONE; TEXAS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860389822     PISSN: 15435946     EISSN: 18767761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjopharm.2011.08.001     Document Type: Article

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