Community pharmacists’ attitudes towards, and experiences of, providing medication reviews after hospital discharge: a questionnaire survey

Jennifer Veeren*, Philip Rogers, Andrea Taylor, Marjorie Weiss

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Objectives: To investigate the attitudes and experiences of community pharmacists providing medicines-use review (MUR) and post-discharge medicines-use review (PD-MUR) services.

Methods: An online survey for community pharmacists who had experience providing the MUR service.

Key findings: In total, 495 community pharmacists responded to the survey. A total of 89% (n = 382) of community pharmacists wanted to receive the patient’s full discharge summary and 79% (n = 363) preferred electronic communication. Community pharmacists thought they could build trusted relationships with patients and felt that patients were willing to discuss post-discharge medicines-related issues with them. Less experienced pharmacists conducted more MURs than more experienced pharmacists (P = 0.004), and pharmacists working in large multiples (>50 pharmacies) conducted more MURs than those working in independent pharmacies (
Conclusions: Community pharmacists believe they have a vital role in supporting patients after hospital discharge. They can build long-lasting, trusted relationships with patients and patients are willing to discuss medication issues with them. By providing community pharmacists in all locations with timely access to accurate discharge information, they could use their knowledge and skills to better support patients after hospital discharge.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)526-533
Number of pages8
JournalInternational Journal of Pharmacy Practice
Volume30
Issue number6
Early online date22 Nov 2022
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2022

Keywords

  • discharge–interface issues
  • interprofessional issues
  • pharmaceutical care–medicines management
  • medication risk–patient safety

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