Preventing hospital admissions by reviewing medication (PHARM) in primary care: An open controlled study in an elderly population

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 379-387

  Leendertse, A J ^a   De Koning, G H P ^b,c   Goudswaard, A N ^d   Belitser, S V ^b   Verhoef, M ^b   De Gier, H J ^e   Egberts, A C G ^a   Van Den Bemt, P M L A ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Kring Pharmacies   (Netherlands)

^d DUTCH COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^f ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

medication review; medication related hospitalizations; pharmaceutical care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; MULTICENTER STUDY; OPEN STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACIST; POST HOC ANALYSIS; PREVENTING HOSPITAL ADMISSION BY REVIEWING MEDICATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SENESCENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

MEDICATION REVIEW; MEDICATION-RELATED HOSPITALIZATIONS; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE;

AGED; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; DRUG-RELATED SIDE EFFECTS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; POLYPHARMACY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84883531989     PISSN: 02694727     EISSN: 13652710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcpt.12069     Document Type: Article

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