Do medication review interventions reduce hospital readmissions in older people?
Multifaceted medication review interventions that include transitional care and education reduce hospital readmissions in older adults, while isolated medication reviews do not.
Medication review in combination with medication reconciliation, patient education, professional education and transitional care, was associated with a lower risk of hospital readmissions compared to usual care. An effect of medication review without co-interventions was not demonstrated. Trials of higher quality are needed in this field.
Dautzenberg et al. (Fri,) studied this question.