A systematic review and meta-analysis of pharmacist-led fee-for-services medication review

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 102-115

  Hatah, Ernieda ^a,b   Braund, Rhiannon ^a   Tordoff, June ^a   Duffull, Stephen B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

community pharmacy services; drug use review; hospitalization; medication review; medication therapy management; outcome assessment (health care)

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE MARKER; DRUG COST; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; FEE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHARMACIST; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; DRUG USE; MEDICAL FEE; PHARMACY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES;

EID: 84887019376     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bcp.12140     Document Type: Review

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