Open AccessInfluence of a general practice pharmacist on medication management for patients at risk of medicine-related harm: A qualitative evaluation
Author(s) -
Margaret A. Jordan,
Meredith Young-Whitford,
Judy Mullan,
Adele Stewart,
Timothy Chen
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
australian journal of general practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2208-794X
pISSN - 2208-7958
DOI - 10.31128/ajgp-09-21-6187
Subject(s) - polypharmacy , deprescribing , harm , pharmacist , teamwork , medicine , qualitative research , nursing , collegiality , family medicine , psychology , pharmacy , intensive care medicine , social psychology , social science , pedagogy , sociology , political science , law
Certain 'high-risk' medicines, polypharmacy and clinical circumstances place patients at risk of harm. A project piloting an embedded general practice pharmacist (GPP) provided an opportunity to explore the influence of this role on medication management for a target 'at-risk' population, particularly those transitioning through care, from the perspectives of participants.