TY - JOUR
T1 - Economic evaluation of pharmacist-led medication reviews in residential aged care facilities
AU - Hasan, Syed Shahzad
AU - Thiruchelvam, Kaeshaelya
AU - Kow, Chia Siang
AU - Ghori, Muhammad Usman
AU - Babar, Zaheer Ud Din
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
Copyright:
Copyright 2017 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2017/9/3
Y1 - 2017/9/3
N2 - Introduction: Medication reviews is a widely accepted approach known to have a substantial impact on patients’ pharmacotherapy and safety. Numerous options to optimise pharmacotherapy in older people have been reported in literature and they include medication reviews, computerised decision support systems, management teams, and educational approaches. Pharmacist-led medication reviews are increasingly being conducted, aimed at attaining patient safety and medication optimisation. Cost effectiveness is an essential aspect of a medication review evaluation. Areas covered: A systematic searching of articles that examined the cost-effectiveness of medication reviews conducted in aged care facilities was performed using the relevant databases. Pharmacist-led medication reviews confer many benefits such as attainment of biomarker targets for improved clinical outcomes, and other clinical parameters, as well as depict concrete financial advantages in terms of decrement in total medication costs and associated cost savings. Expert commentary: The cost-effectiveness of medication reviews are more consequential than ever before. A critical evaluation of pharmacist-led medication reviews in residential aged care facilities from an economical aspect is crucial in determining if the time, effort, and direct and indirect costs involved in the review rationalise the significance of conducting medication reviews for older people in aged care facilities.
AB - Introduction: Medication reviews is a widely accepted approach known to have a substantial impact on patients’ pharmacotherapy and safety. Numerous options to optimise pharmacotherapy in older people have been reported in literature and they include medication reviews, computerised decision support systems, management teams, and educational approaches. Pharmacist-led medication reviews are increasingly being conducted, aimed at attaining patient safety and medication optimisation. Cost effectiveness is an essential aspect of a medication review evaluation. Areas covered: A systematic searching of articles that examined the cost-effectiveness of medication reviews conducted in aged care facilities was performed using the relevant databases. Pharmacist-led medication reviews confer many benefits such as attainment of biomarker targets for improved clinical outcomes, and other clinical parameters, as well as depict concrete financial advantages in terms of decrement in total medication costs and associated cost savings. Expert commentary: The cost-effectiveness of medication reviews are more consequential than ever before. A critical evaluation of pharmacist-led medication reviews in residential aged care facilities from an economical aspect is crucial in determining if the time, effort, and direct and indirect costs involved in the review rationalise the significance of conducting medication reviews for older people in aged care facilities.
KW - agedcare facilities
KW - health economics
KW - pharmacist
KW - Pharmacoeconomics
KW - pharmacy
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85029620483&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/14737167.2017.1370376
DO - 10.1080/14737167.2017.1370376
M3 - Review Article
C2 - 28825502
AN - SCOPUS:85029620483
SN - 1473-7167
VL - 17
SP - 431
EP - 439
JO - Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research
JF - Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research
IS - 5
ER -
