The Effect of a Pharmacist Home Visit on Drug-related Problems Post-discharge.

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

150

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

November 30, 2013

Primary Completion Date

February 29, 2016

Study Completion Date

February 29, 2016

Conditions
Adverse Drug EventReadmissionPatient Compliance
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

HomeCoMe-program

A home visit by patients own community pharmacist within seven days after hospital discharge. The community pharmacist will perform a semi-structured interview on (1) use of the prescribed medication, (2) ADEs, (3) adherence issues, by (A) assessing patient's needs and concerns around his pharmacotherapy, (B) identifying and solving obstacles for medicines intake, (C) checking on the need for a compliance aid, (D) collecting spare medication and finally (4) knowledge on medication use, when to take which medicine and why, and medication changes made during the hospitalisation.

Trial Locations (1)

1315RA

Zorgapotheken Flevoland, Almere Stad

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Zorggroep Almere

OTHER

collaborator

Flevoziekenhuis

OTHER

lead

H.T. Ensing, PharmD, MSc

OTHER

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