Pharmacist-led home based clinical medication review in stroke

INTERVENTION: Pharmacist home‐based clinical medication review in people after stroke versus usual care. The pharmacist visits the intervention group at home and uses the pharmaceutical care plan as a structured approach to identify pharmaceutical problems, resolves the problems and communicates with relevant healthcare professionals. Visits are undertaken at 1 month and 3 months after discharge from hospital. All patients are followed up at 6 months with blood pressure measurements being undertaken by independent researchers. Study entry: single randomisation only CONDITION: Topic: Stroke Research Network; Subtopic: Primary Care; Disease: Community study ; Circulatory System ; Stroke PRIMARY OUTCOME: Recruitment rate ‐ eligibility and participation. Measured 6 months after recruitment (due for completion May 2010) SECONDARY OUTCOME: At 6 months:; 1. EUROQoL; 2. Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire; 3. Self‐reported adherence; 4. Medication adherence INCLUSION CRITERIA: 1. Patients with stroke due for discharge home from acute, rehabilitation or out‐patient neurovascular clinic settings 2. Male and female, aged 53‐92 years