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Effects of a pharmacist's medication review in nursing homes
— randomised controlled trial | | Author(s) | Lee Furniss, Alistair Burns, Sarah K L Craig |
| Journal title | British Journal of Psychiatry, vol 176, June 2000 |
| Pages | pp 563-567 |
| Keywords | Drugs ; Nursing homes. |
| Annotation | Recent publicity has highlighted the dangers of medication for older people (particularly those with behavioural disturbances) in nursing or residential homes. The authors report an 8-month trial of an active medication review by a pharmacist carried out with 330 residents in nursing homes in Manchester. The intervention group experienced greater deterioration in cognitive function and behavioural disturbance than the control group, but changes in depression and quality of life were similar for both groups. The number of drugs prescribed fell in the intervention group, but not in the control group, with a corresponding saving in drug costs. The clinical intervention reduced the numbers of medicines prescribed to the residents, with minimal impact on their morbidity and mortality. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000609208 A |
| Classmark | LLD: LHB |
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