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Managing polypharmacy: teamwork in general practice
Author(s) -
Minshull John,
Barnett Nina
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
prescriber
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.106
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1931-2253
pISSN - 0959-6682
DOI - 10.1002/psb.1817
Subject(s) - polypharmacy , teamwork , medicine , nursing , harm , health professionals , health care , intensive care medicine , psychology , economics , social psychology , political science , law , economic growth
Regular medication review has an important role in preventing patient harm from inappropriate polypharmacy. This article discusses how effective teamwork among healthcare professionals, including GPs, pharmacists and nurses working in general practice, can optimise patient outcomes.