Clinical pharmacist implementation of a medication assessment tool for long-term management of atrial fibrillation in older persons

• Published in: Pharmacy practice Vol. 17; no. 1; p. 1349
• Main Authors: Gauci, Marise, Wirth, Francesca, Azzopardi, Lilian M, Serracino-Inglott, Anthony
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Spain Centro de Investigaciones y Publicaciones Farmaceuticas, S.L 01.01.2019; Centro de Investigaciones y Publicaciones Farmaceuticas; Centro de Investigaciones y Publicaciones Farmacéuticas
• Subjects: Aged; Atrial Fibrillation; Cardiac arrhythmia; Clinical Audit; Disease Management; Documentation; Drug therapy; Drug Utilization Review; Inappropriate Prescribing; Malta; Medication Therapy Management; Original Research; Pharmaceutical Services; Pharmacists; Pharmacology & Pharmacy; Researchers; Inappropriate Prescribing; Medication Therapy Management; Pharmaceutical Services; Aged; Disease Management; Drug Utilization Review; Pharmacists; Atrial Fibrillation; Clinical Audit; Malta

Optimisation of drug therapy is important in the older population and may be facilitated by medication assessment tools (MATs). The purpose of the study was to evaluate whether appropriateness of drug therapy and clinical pharmacist intervention documentation improved following implementation of a p...