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Chemists out of their depth

 
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   Meds review research

Medication reviews for elderly patients by pharmacists appears to increase rather than reduce the number of hospital admissions according to a study published this week.
The study by the University of East Anglia found that hospital admissions rose by 30 per cent after a home based medication review by a pharmacist. This could be due to better adherence to medications and hence more adverse events, they said, but added that more research is needed to explain the counterintuitive results.
For more information:
www.bmj.com

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(28/1/05)