The effectiveness and cost of integrating pharmacists within general practice to optimize prescribing and health outcomes in primary care patients with polypharmacy: a systematic review

The effectiveness and cost of integrating pharmacists within general practice to optimize prescribing and health outcomes in primary care patients with polypharmacy: a systematic review

Abstract Background Polypharmacy and associated potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) place a considerable burden on patients and represent a challenge for general practitioners (GPs). Integration of pharmacists within general practice (herein ‘pharmacist integration’) may improve medications...

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Main Authors: Aisling Croke, Karen Cardwell, Barbara Clyne, Frank Moriarty, Laura McCullagh, Susan M. Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-02-01
Series:BMC Primary Care
Subjects:
Polypharmacy
Potentially inappropriate prescribing
Primary care
Systematic review
Clinical pharmacist
Medication review
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-022-01952-z

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-022-01952-z

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