Medication Review in Chronic Complex or Polymedicated Patients After Hospital Discharge.

Category Primary study
Registry of TrialsClinicalTrials.gov
Year 2023
The goal of this prospective multicentre clustered randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the effect on new hospitalization episodes of a multidisciplinary medication review in primary care patients with polypharmacy or chronic complex conditions after hospital discharge. The multidisciplinary team will be integrated by a family physician (FP), a primary care nurse (PCN) and a primary care pharmacist (PCP). Patient will be adults aged 65 years and older. Polypharmacy refers to the use of 10 or more drugs based on information in electronic prescription software. Research questions are: In elderly patients with polypharmacy, which is the effect of an interdisciplinary medication review after hospital discharge in comparison with standard care, in terms of: * new hospitalization episodes? * number of drugs prescribed? * prescribed drugs adequacy?
Epistemonikos ID: 00e2a08cd91d8d1ae1ae6a1d1e6ffd0696cb378c
First added on: Feb 19, 2024