Open AccessMedication management surrounding transitions of care: A qualitative assessment of community pharmacists’ preferences (MEMO TOC)
Author(s) -
Miranda Hambrook,
S Peterson,
Sean K Gorman,
G. Bécotte,
Andrea Burrows
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
canadian pharmacists journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.468
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1913-701X
pISSN - 1715-1635
DOI - 10.1177/1715163520947444
Subject(s) - medical prescription , medicine , focus group , psychological intervention , pharmaceutical care , clinical pharmacy , family medicine , hospital discharge , qualitative research , nursing , medical emergency , pharmacy , intensive care medicine , marketing , business , social science , sociology
Multiple medication changes during hospitalization increase the risk of errors upon discharge. Community pharmacists may face barriers to providing pharmaceutical care because of the lack of clinical information and communication from hospitals. Studies implementing handover to community pharmacists upon hospital discharge reported improved patient outcomes, but interventions were time-consuming.