Intervention by a clinical pharmacist carried out at discharge of elderly patients admitted to the internal medicine department: influence on readmissions and costs

• Main Authors: Andrea Lázaro Cebas (Author), José Manuel Caro Teller (Author), Carmen García Muñoz (Author), Carlos González Gómez (Author), José Miguel Ferrari Piquero (Author), Carlos Lumbreras Bermejo (Author), José Antonio Romero Garrido (Author), Juana Benedí González (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Patient education on pharmacological treatment could reduce readmissions. Our objective was to carry out a pharmacist intervention focused on providing information about high-risk medications to chronic patients and to analyse its influence on readmissions and costs. Methods A si...