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‘ There has to be a better way of doing this’ : hospital pharmacists’ perspectives on optimizing medication management during hospital-to-home transitions of care

Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: OBJECTIVES: Undertake a pilot study to explore hospital pharmacists' perspectives of factors contributing to medication-related problems during transitions of care from hospital to home, and opportunities for pharmacist optimization. METHODS: A focus group of hospital pharmacists from a large Australian tertiary care health service. KEY FINDINGS: Six pharmacists identified communication-related factors as contributing to medication-related problems, including poor communication between healthcare providers and with patients, limited patient understanding of medication-related information, and fragmented care networks. CONCLUSION: A more empowered role for hospital pharmacists in transitions of care is needed, to address verbal communication limitations contributing to medication-related problems.
DOI: 10.1093/ijpp/riaf058
Institutions: Victoria University, Western Health, Western Hospital, The University of Western Australia, RMIT University, The University of Melbourne, La Trobe University, The Alfred Hospital, Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal Science, Alfred Health, Monash University
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,070
OpenAlex ID: W4412169610
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