Comprehensive medication review: Development of a collaborative procedure

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 510-514

  Leikola, Saija ^a   Tuomainen, Lea ^b   Peura, Sirpa ^c   Laurikainen, Antti ^d   Lyles, Alan ^e   Savela, Eeva ^d   Airaksinen, Marja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c Association of Finnish Pharmacies   (Finland)

^d Ylitornio Pharmacy ^*  (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly; Finland; Medication review; Medication safety; Pharmacist; Pharmacotherapy

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ACCREDITATION; AGING; COMORBIDITY; COMPREHENSIVE MEDICATION REVIEW; DRUG SAFETY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FINLAND; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACIST; POLYPHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DRUG TOXICITY; FINLAND; HUMANS; MEDICATION RECONCILIATION; PHARMACISTS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84867403589     PISSN: 22107703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-012-9662-y     Document Type: Review

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