Polymedication Check - a Randomised Controlled Trial

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

450

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

June 30, 2012

Primary Completion Date

February 28, 2014

Study Completion Date

March 31, 2014

Conditions
Polypharmacy
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

Medication review

"Polymedication Check (PMC) is a pharmacist's led medication review focusing medicines management, adherence issues and other drug related problems.~The PMC has been implemented in 2010 as a new cognitive service provided by any community pharmacist to patient with polypharmacy (n\>3 drugs) on long term conditions (\> months). This specialised medication review follows a structured predefined protocol and is reimbursed by swiss health insurances.~As an outcome, pharmacist may install a compliance support e.g. weekly filled pill organizer."

Trial Locations (1)

4056

Pharmaceutical Care Research Group, University of Basel, Basel

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

University of Basel

OTHER

collaborator

University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

OTHER

collaborator

Polyclinique Médicale Universitaire, PMU, Lausanne

UNKNOWN

collaborator

Swiss Pharmacy Association, pharmaSuisse

UNKNOWN

lead

Kurt Hersberger

OTHER

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