Barbara Caddick

Oct 31, 2024 | bjgp.org | Roxanne Parslow |Lorna J Duncan |Barbara Caddick |Carolyn A. Chew-Graham

AbstractBackground There has been significant investment in pharmacists working in UK general practice to improve the effective and safe use of medicines. However, evidence of how to optimise collaboration between GPs and pharmacists in the context of polypharmacy (multiple medication) is lacking.

Sep 30, 2024 | bjgp.org | Roxanne Parslow |Lorna J Duncan |Barbara Caddick |Carolyn A. Chew-Graham

general practice general practitioners medication reviews medicines optimisation pharmacists polypharmacy qualitative Introduction Polypharmacy, the prescribing of multiple medicines to one individual, is increasingly common1 and can have a number of undesirable consequences, including increased risk of adverse drug effects, poor medication adherence, and a reduction in quality of life.2–5 There has been a shift from pharmaceutical care interventions, often led by pharmacists working in...

Jun 30, 2024 | bjgp.org | Lorna J Duncan |Carolyn A. Chew-Graham |Roxanne Parslow |Barbara Caddick

AbstractBackground: There has been significant investment in pharmacists working in UK general practice to improve the effective and safe use of medicines. However, evidence of how to optimise collaboration between GPs and pharmacists in the context of polypharmacy (multiple medication) is lacking.