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Assessing feasibility of conducting medication review with follow-up among older adults at community pharmacy: a pilot randomised controlled trial

Christina Malini Christopher Orcid Logo, Ali Blebil Orcid Logo, KC Bhuvan, Deepa Alex, Mohamed Izham Mohamed Ibrahim, Norhasimah Ismail, Mark Wing Loong Cheong

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy

Swansea University Author: Ali Blebil Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1007/s11096-024-01711-3

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BackgroundMedication review with follow-up is essential for optimising medication utilisation among the older adult population in primary healthcare.AimThis study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of implementing medication reviews with follow-up for older adults in community pharmacies and examined...

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Published in: International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy
ISSN: 2210-7703 2210-7711
Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2024
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URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa66839
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Abstract: BackgroundMedication review with follow-up is essential for optimising medication utilisation among the older adult population in primary healthcare.AimThis study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of implementing medication reviews with follow-up for older adults in community pharmacies and examined potential outcomes on medication use.MethodA pilot randomised controlled trial was conducted with 4 cluster-randomised community pharmacies to assess the feasibility of the intervention. Two community pharmacies served as intervention and control groups. Both groups recruited older adults over 60 who were followed over 6 months. The translated Medication use Questionnaire (MedUseQ) was administered at baseline and 6 months for both groups. The outcomes were to assess the feasibility of conducting medication review with follow-up and the probable medication use outcomes from the intervention.ResultsThe intervention and control groups comprised 14 and 13 older adults. A total of 35 recommendations were made by pharmacists in the intervention group and 8 in the control group. MedUseQ was easily administered, providing some evidence the feasibility of the intervention. However, there were feasibility challenges such as a lack of pharmacists, collaborative practice, difficulties with the tool language, time constraints, and limited funds. Questionnaire results provided a signal of improvement in medication administration, adherence, and polypharmacy among intervention participants. The incidence of drug related problems was significantly higher in the control group (median = 1) after 6 months, U = 15, z = − 2.98, p = 0.01.ConclusionMedication review with follow-up is potentialy practical in community pharmacies, but there are feasibility issues. While these challenges can be addressed, it is essential to study larger sample sizes to establish more robust evidence regarding outcomes.Clinical trial registry: ClinicalTrials.Gov NCT05297461.
College: Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences
Funders: Open Access funding enabled and organized by CAUL and its Member Institutions. The authors did not receive support from any organisation for the submitted work.

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