OptiMEDs Pilot Study

"The OptiMEDs intervention is a multi-faceted intervention combining:~1. an ICT platform:~ * automatic and secure capture of individual prescribing information from the electronic medication administration records in the nursing home~ * a tool for structured nurse observations of side effects, derived from the existing Pharmanurse application (20) (used to list potential medication side effects, based on the individual medication chart of the nursing home residents) to support monitoring of medication safety by nurses.~ * an electronic decision support tool for the appraisal of potentially inappropriate medication (explicit criteria of misuse and underused of medication, based on existing lists of explicit criteria (PIMs)), use of medication with anticholinergic properties and medication inappropriate in view of the limited life expectancy.~2. a multidisciplinary medication review with the input of GPs, trained community-pharmacists and nurses."