Objective To determine whether hospital admission is associated with potentially
inappropriate prescribing among older primary care patients (aged≥ 65 years) and whether …

Background We investigated the benefits of the Collaborative P ha rmaceutical C are in T
allaght Hospital (PACT) service versus standard ward-based clinical pharmacy in adult …

Background Discharge prescribing error is common. Little is known about whether it persists
post-discharge. Objective To explore the relationship between discharge prescribing error …

Objective. The aim of this study was to survey GPs and community pharmacists (CPs) in
Ireland regarding current practices of medication management, specifically medication …

Objectives Reliable reconciliation of medicines at admission and discharge from hospital is
key to reducing unintentional prescribing discrepancies at transitions of healthcare. We …

Background Medication reconciliation is a basic principle of good medicines management.
With the establishment of the National Acute Medicines Programme in Ireland, medication …

Background Medication error at transitions of care is common. The implementation of
medicines reconciliation processes to improve this issue has been recommended by many …

Background There is strong evidence that potentially inappropriate prescribing is associated
with falls in older adults. Fall-related hospitalizations should trigger medication review …

Medication review (MR) is a vital part of the pharmacist's role in hospital. However, in the
South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital (SIVUH), Cork, Ireland, this has not been fully …

Background: A complex, collaborative pharmaceutical care intervention including
medication review and reconciliation demonstrated a statistically significant reduction in the …