612
Views
16
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Review

Economic evaluation of pharmacist-led medication reviews in residential aged care facilities

, , , &
Pages 431-439 | Received 03 Jul 2017, Accepted 18 Aug 2017, Published online: 01 Sep 2017

References

  • Hajjar ER, Cafiero AC, Hanlon JT. Polypharmacy in elderly patients. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2007;5(4):345–351.
  • Odubanjo E, Bennett K, Feely J. Influence of socioeconomic status on the quality of prescribing in the elderly - a population based study. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2004;58:496–502.
  • Ministry of Health Malaysia. Country health plan: 10th Malaysia plan 2011-2015. Malaysia. Putrajaya: The Planning and Development Department; 2010.
  • Chutka DS, Takahashi PY, Hoel RW. Inappropriate medications for elderly patients. Mayo Clin Proc. 2004;79:122–139.
  • Monane M, Matthias DM, Nagle BA, et al. Improving prescribing patterns for the elderly through an online drug utilization review intervention: a system linking the physician, pharmacist and computer. JAMA. 1998;280:1249–1252.
  • Da Silva DT, Santos AP, Aguiar PM, et al. Analysis of research quality regarding pharmaceutical intervention in elderly residents of long-term care facilities: a systematic review. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2010;58(7):1404–1406.
  • Walley T, Scott AK. Prescribing in the elderly. Postgrad Med J. 1995;71(838):466–471.
  • Holmes HM, Hayley DC, Alexander GC, et al. Reconsidering medication appropriateness for patients late in life. Arch Intern Med. 2006;166(6):605–609.
  • Wise J. Polypharmacy: a necessary evil. BMJ. 2013;347:f7033.
  • Furniss L, Burns A, Craig SK, et al. Effects of a pharmacist’s medication review in nursing homes. Randomised controlled trial. Br J Psychiatry J Ment Sci. 2000;176:563–567.
  • Zermansky AG, Alldred DP, Petty DR, et al. Clinical medication review by a pharmacist of elderly people living in care homes–randomised controlled trial. Age Ageing. 2006;35(6):586–591.
  • Barber ND, Alldred DP, Raynor DK, et al. Care homes’ use of medicines study: prevalence, causes and potential harm of medication errors in care homes for older people. Qual Saf Health Care. 2009;18(5):341–346.
  • Somers M, Rose E, Simmonds D, et al. Quality use of medicines in residential aged care. Aust Fam Physician. 2010 Jun;39(6):413–416.
  • Dwyer LL, Han B, Woodwell DA, et al. Polypharmacy in nursing home residents in the United States: results of the 2004 National Nursing Home Survey. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2010;8(1):63–72.
  • Zermansky AG, Silcock J. Is medication review by primary-care pharmacists for older people cost effective?: a narrative review of the literature, focusing on costs and benefits. Pharmacoeconomics. 2009;27(1):11–24.
  • Office for National Statistics. Prescriptions dispensed in the community: statistics for 1996 to 2006 England. Leeds: NHS Information Centre; 2007.
  • Horne R, Weinman J, Barber N, et al. Concordance, adherence and compliance in medicine taking: report for the National Co-ordinating Centre for NHS Service Delivery and Organisation R&D. London: NCCSDO; 2005.
  • Jetha S. Polypharmacy, the elderly, and deprescribing. Consult Pharm J Am Soc Consult Pharm. 2015;30(9):527–532.
  • Beers MH, Ouslander JG, Rollingher I, et al. Explicit criteria for determining inappropriate medication use in nursing home residents. UCLA division of geriatric medicine. Arch Intern Med. 1991;151(9):1825–1832.
  • Beijer HJM, de Blaey CJ. Hospitalisations caused by adverse drug reactions (ADR): a meta-analysis of observational studies. Pharm World Sci PWS. 2002;24(2):46–54.
  • Goldberg RM, Mabee J, Chan L, et al. Drug-drug and drug-disease interactions in the ED: analysis of a high-risk population. Am J Emerg Med. 1996;14(5):447–450.
  • Wasserfallen J, Livio F, Buclin T, et al. Rate, type, and cost of adverse drug reactions in emergency department admissions. Eur J Intern Med. 2001;12:442–447.
  • Wu WK, Pantaleo N. Evaluation of outpatient adverse drug reactions leading to hospitalization. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2003;60:253–259.
  • Bates DW, Spell N, Cullen DJ, et al. The costs of adverse drug events in hospitalized patients. Adverse Drug Events Prevention Study Group. JAMA. 1997;277:307–311.
  • Cullen DJ, Sweitzer BJ, Bates DW, et al. Preventable adverse drug events in hospitalized patients: a comparative study of intensive care and general care units. Crit Care Med. 1997;25:1289–1297.
  • Field TS, Gilman BH, Subramanian S, et al. The costs associated with adverse drug events among older adults in the ambulatory setting. Med Care. 2005;43:1171–1176.
  • Spinewine A, Schmader KE, Barber N, et al. Appropriate prescribing in elderly people: how well can it be measured and optimised? Lancet. 2007;370(9582):173–184.
  • Christensen D, Trygstad T, Sullivan R, et al. A pharmacy management intervention for optimizing drug therapy for nursing home patients. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2004;2(4):248–256.
  • Task Force on Medicines Partnership. Room for review: a guide to medication review: the agenda for patients, practitioners and managers [Internet]. London: Task Force on Medicines Partnership The National Collaborative Medicines Management Services Programme; 2002 [cited 2017 May 30]. Available from: http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/bedpgme/CG/Room%20for%20Review%20-%20Medication%20review.pdf
  • Parsons C, Alldred D, Daiello L, et al. Prescribing for older people in nursing homes: strategies to improve prescribing and medicines use in nursing homes. Int J Older People Nurs. 2011;6(1):55–62.
  • Spinewine A, Fialová D, Byrne S. The role of the pharmacist in optimizing pharmacotherapy in older people. Drugs Aging. 2012;29(6):495–510.
  • Clyne W, Blenkinsopp A, Seal R. A guide to medication review [Internet]. Liverpool (UK): National Prescribing Centre, Department of Health, National Health Service; 2008 [cited 2017 May 30]. Available from: http://www.cff.org.br/userfiles/52%20-%20CLYNE%20W%20A%20guide%20to%20medication%20review%202008.pdf
  • The Department of Health. Medication management reviews [Internet]. Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing; 2014 [cited 2017 May 30]. Available from: http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/medication_management_reviews.htm
  • American Pharmacists Association and National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation. Medication therapy management in pharmacy practice: core elements of an MTM service model [Internet]. (USA): American Pharmacists Association and National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation; 2008 Mar [cited 2017 May 30]. Available from: http://www.pharmacist.com/sites/default/files/files/core_elements_of_an_mtm_practice.pdf
  • Pharmacy Council of New Zealand. Medicines management: definition, levels, competence framework [Internet]. Pharmacy Council of New Zealand; 2006 [cited 2017 May 30]. Available from: http://www.pharmacycouncil.org.nz/cms_show_download.php?id=124
  • Government of Ontario. MedsCheck - public information - Ministry of Health and Long-term Care [Internet]; [cited 2017 May 30]. Available from: http://www.health.gov.on.ca/en/public/programs/drugs/medscheck/
  • Hatah E, Braund R, Tordoff J, et al. A systematic review and meta-analysis of pharmacist-led fee-for-services medication review. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2014;77(1):102–115.
  • Milos V, Rekman E, Bondesson Å, et al. Improving the quality of pharmacotherapy in elderly primary care patients through medication reviews: a randomised controlled study. Drugs Aging. 2013;30(4):235–246.
  • Lapane KL, Hughes CM, Christian JB, et al. Evaluation of the fleetwood model of long-term care pharmacy. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2011;12(5):355–363.
  • Patterson SM, Hughes CM, Crealey G, et al. An evaluation of an adapted U.S. model of pharmaceutical care to improve psychoactive prescribing for nursing home residents in Northern Ireland (Fleetwood Northern Ireland study). J Am Geriatr Soc. 2010;58(1):44–53.
  • Trygstad TK, Christensen D, Garmise J, et al. Pharmacist response to alerts generated from Medicaid pharmacy claims in a long-term care setting: results from the North Carolina polypharmacy initiative. J Manag Care Pharm. 2005;11(7):575–583.
  • Trygstad TK, Christensen DB, Wegner SE, et al. Analysis of the North Carolina long-term care polypharmacy initiative: a multiple-cohort approach using propensity-score matching for both evaluation and targeting. Clin They. 2009;31(9):2018–2037.
  • Brulhart MI, Wermeille JP. Multidisciplinary medication review: evaluation of a pharmaceutical care model for nursing homes. Int J Clin Pharm. 2011;33(3):549–557.
  • Baqir W, Barrett S, Desai N, et al. A clinico-ethical framework for multidisciplinary review of medication in nursing homes. BMJ Qual Improv Report. 2014;3. DOI:10.1136/bmjquality.u203261.w2538
  • Chia HS, Ho JA, Lim BD. Pharmacist review and its impact on Singapore nursing homes. Singapore Med J. 2015 Sept;56(9):493–501.
  • Charmel P, Frampton S. Building the business case for patient-centered care. Healthc Financ Manage. 2008;62(3):80–85.
  • Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare. Patient-centred care: improving quality and safety through partnerships with patients and consumers. Sydney (Australia): Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare; 2011. Retrieved from: http://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/PCC_Paper_August.pdf
  • Bertakis KD, Azari R, Callahan EJ, et al. The impact of physician practice style on medical charges. J Fam Pract. 1999;48:31–36.
  • Bertakis KD, Azari R. Patient-centered care is associated with decreased health care utilization. J Am Board Fam Med. 2011;24(3):229–239.
  • Geurts MME, Talsma J, Brouwers JRBJ, et al. Medication review and reconciliation with cooperation between pharmacist and general practitioner and the benefit for the patient: a systematic review. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2012;74(1):16–33.
  • NHS Cumbria Medicines Management Team. Clinical medication review: a practice guide [Internet]. Penrith (UK): NHS Cumbria Medicines Management Team; 2013 Feb [cited 2017 Jun 1]. Available from: http://www.cumbria.nhs.uk/ProfessionalZone/MedicinesManagement/Guidelines/MedicationReview-PracticeGuide2011.pdf
  • Hanlon JT. Perspective: is pharmacy ready for the baby boomers? Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2010;8(1):1–3.
  • Emanuel L, Berwick D, Conway J, et al. What exactly is patient safety? In: Henriksen K, Battles JB, Keyes MA, et al., editors. Advances in patient safety: new directions and alternative approaches (Vol. 1: Assessment). Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2008. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK43629/
  • Chassin MR, Galvin RW. The urgent need to improve health care quality. Institute of Medicine National Roundtable on Health Care Quality. JAMA. 1998;280(11):1000–1005.
  • World Health Organization. Patients for patient safety – statement of case; 2016 [cited 2017 Jun 1]. Available from: http://www.who.int/patientsafety/patients_for_patient/statement/en/
  • World Health Organization. Patient safety tool kit. Cairo (Egypt): World Health Organisation; 2015.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.