@article{98c84671d8d04a86a16609a6d2e5ac83,
title = "Residential medication management reviews in Australian residential aged care facilities",
abstract = "The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has highlighted the high rates of polypharmacy and potential medication-related harm in residential aged care facilities (RACFs) in Australia.1 Residential medication management review (RMMR) is a government-funded service for facilitating quality use of medicines in RACFs.2 Previous studies have found that RMMRs by accredited pharmacists and general practitioners identify a mean of 2.7–3.9 medication-related problems per resident, and 45–84% of pharmacists{\textquoteright} recommendations were accepted by GPs.3 Guidelines recommend that residents should generally receive an RMMR on entering an RACF and when their clinical circumstances change,4 but annual claims data5, 6 and recent research indicate that not all residents receive RMMRs.7",
keywords = "Delivery of healthcare, Geriatrics, Health services for the aged, Health services research, Pharmacist, Pharmacoepidemiology, Pharmacy",
author = "Sluggett, {Janet K.} and Bell, {J. Simon} and Catherine Lang and Megan Corlis and Craig Whitehead and Wesselingh, {Steven L.} and Inacio, {Maria C.}",
note = "Funding Information: Craig Whitehead is a non‐executive director of Helping Hand Aged Care. Megan Corlis was employed by Helping Hand Aged Care at the time of the study. Janet Sluggett is a registered pharmacist and accredited to perform residential medication management reviews. Janet Sluggett and Simon Bell have received grant funding from Resthaven Incorporated during the past 36 months. Janet Sluggett and Maria Inacio have received grant funding from the Australian Association of Consultant Pharmacy in the past 36 months. Funding Information: Janet Sluggett is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Early Career Fellowship. Simon Bell is supported by an NHMRC Boosting Dementia Research Fellowship. Maria Inacio is supported by a Mid‐Career Fellowship from The Hospital Research Foundation. ",
year = "2021",
month = may,
doi = "10.5694/mja2.50921",
language = "English",
volume = "214",
pages = "432--433",
journal = "The Medical Journal of Australia",
issn = "0025-729X",
publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell",
number = "9",
}