A stepped wedge randomised controlled trial assessing the efficacy and patient acceptability of virtual clinical pharmacy in rural and remote Australian hospitals

• Main Authors: Shannon Nott (Author), Cristen Fleming (Author), Gerard Hawthorn (Author), Georgina Luscombe (Author), Julaine Allan (Author), Emma Webster (Author), Clare Coleman (Author), Kerrin Palazzi (Author), Joshua Dizon (Author), Alice Munro (Author), Brett Chambers (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Despite medication being the most common healthcare intervention and medication-related incidents being common in hospitals, many rural and remote hospitals in Australia lack onsite pharmacy services due to resource constraints. A Virtual Clinical Pharmacy Service (VCPS) staffed...