| Title |
Medication review in hospitalised patients to reduce morbidity and mortality
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|---|---|
| Published by |
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, February 2013
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| DOI | 10.1002/14651858.cd008986.pub2 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Christensen, Mikkel, Lundh, Andreas |
| Abstract |
Pharmacotherapy in the elderly population is complicated by several factors that increase the risk of drug related harms and poorer adherence. The concept of medication review is a key element in improving the quality of prescribing and the prevention of adverse drug events. While no generally accepted definition of medication review exists, it can be defined as a systematic assessment of the pharmacotherapy of an individual patient that aims to evaluate and optimise patient medication by a change (or not) in prescription, either by a recommendation or by a direct change. Medication review performed in adult hospitalised patients may lead to better patient outcomes. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Sweden | 2 | 29% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 14% |
| Spain | 1 | 14% |
| Unknown | 3 | 43% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 6 | 86% |
| Scientists | 1 | 14% |
Mendeley readers
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 2% |
| Brazil | 2 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 164 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 30 | 18% |
| Other | 22 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 21 | 12% |
| Researcher | 17 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 15 | 9% |
| Other | 41 | 24% |
| Unknown | 24 | 14% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 84 | 49% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 20 | 12% |
| Social Sciences | 7 | 4% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 4% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 7 | 4% |
| Other | 12 | 7% |
| Unknown | 33 | 19% |