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The Effect of a Pharmacist Home Visit on Drug-related Problems Post-discharge.

NCT01897870 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 150

Last updated 2016-02-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

the purpose of this study is to determine the the effect of a home-based medication management program on drug-related problems post-discharge.

Conditions

  • Adverse Drug Event
  • Readmission
  • Patient Compliance

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

HomeCoMe-program

A home visit by patients own community pharmacist within seven days after hospital discharge. The community pharmacist will perform a semi-structured interview on (1) use of the prescribed medication, (2) ADEs, (3) adherence issues, by (A) assessing patient's needs and concerns around his pharmacotherapy, (B) identifying and solving obstacles for medicines intake, (C) checking on the need for a compliance aid, (D) collecting spare medication and finally (4) knowledge on medication use, when to take which medicine and why, and medication changes made during the hospitalisation.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Zorggroep Almere

    collaborator OTHER

  • Flevoziekenhuis

    collaborator OTHER

  • H.T. Ensing, PharmD, MSc

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Marcel L Bouvy, Prof, PharmD, PhD · UIPS

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-11-30
Primary Completion
2016-02-29
Completion
2016-02-29

Countries

  • Netherlands

Study Locations

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