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September 10, 2025

Implementation of an Interdepartmental Collaborative Medication Review to Reduce Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Hospitalized Older Adults: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study (Preprint)

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AKAravinda KumarPondicherry Institute of Medical SciencesRKRajesh Kumar KonduruPondicherry Institute of Medical SciencesSRSowmya T. RajaramKasturba Medical College, Mangalore

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Overview

Mixed methods study assesses implementation of collaborative medication review to reduce polypharmacy in older adults, highlighting challenges and costs involved.

Key Points

  • Initial findings indicate that implementing collaborative medication review reduces potentially inappropriate medications in older adults.
  • Using the Medication Appropriateness Index, this study explores the impact of medication reviews on patient outcomes and health care costs.
  • This multicentered study employs qualitative interviews to understand barriers to collaborative medication review implementation and its effectiveness.
  • The insights gained from this study may inform future health care practices aimed at improving medication safety for older patients.

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Kumar et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1a40f54b1d3bfb60decd0https://doi.org/10.2196/preprints.69626
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