Community-acquired and hospital-acquired medication harm among older inpatients and impact of a state-wide medication management intervention
Pellegrin K, Lozano A, Miyamura J, Lynn J, Krenk L, Jolson-Oakes S, Ciarleglio A, McInnis T, Bairos A, Gomez L, Benitez-McCrary M. Community-acquired and hospital-acquired medication harm among older inpatients and impact of a state-wide medication management intervention. BMJ Qual Saf. 2019 Feb 1;28(2):103-10.
CONCLUSION: “The Pharm2Pharm model is an effective way to address the growing problem of community-acquired medication harm among high-risk, chronically ill patients. This model demonstrates the importance of deploying specially trained pharmacists in the hospital and in the community to systematically identify and resolve drug therapy problems.”