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Implementation of a medicine management plan (MMP) to reduce medication-related harm (MRH) in older people post-hospital discharge: a randomised controlled trial by Khalid Ali; Ekow A. Mensah; Eugene Ace McDermott; Frances A. Kirkham; Jennifer Stevenson; Victoria Hamer; Nikesh Parekh; Rebekah Schiff; Tischa Van Der Cammen; Stephen Nyangoma; Sally Fowler-Davis; Graham Davies; Heather Gage; Chakravarthi Rajkumar is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

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## Abstract ## Background Medication-related harm (MRH) is an escalating global challenge especially among older adults. The period following hospital discharge carries high-risk for MRH due to medication discrepancies, limited patient/carer education and support, and poor communication between hospital and community professionals. Discharge Medical Service (DMS), a newly introduced NHS scheme, aims to reduce post-discharge MRH through an electronic communication between hospital and community pharmacists. Our study team has previously developed a risk-prediction tool (RPT) for MRH in the 8-weeks period post discharge from a UK hospital cohort of 1280 patients. In this study, we aim to find out if a Medicines Management Plan (MMP) linked to the DMS is more effective than the DMS alone in reducing rates of MRH. ## Method Using a randomized control trial design, 682 older adults ≥ 65 years due to be discharged from hospital will be recruited from 4 sites. Participants will be randomized to an intervention arm (individualised medicine management plan (MMP) plus DMS) or a control arm (DMS only) using a 1:1 ratio stratification. Baseline data will include patients’ clinical and social d

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Author

Khalid Ali; Ekow A. Mensah; Eugene Ace McDermott; Frances A. Kirkham; Jennifer Stevenson; Victoria Hamer; Nikesh Parekh; Rebekah Schiff; Tischa Van Der Cammen; Stephen Nyangoma; Sally Fowler-Davis; Graham Davies; Heather Gage; Chakravarthi Rajkumar

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Published

2022

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)