Impact of a self-administration of medications programme on elderly inpatients’ competence to manage medications: a pilot study

H. Lam, Patrick; A. Elliott, Rohan; George, Johnson

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2710.2009.01157.x

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Impact of a self-administration of medications programme on elderly inpatients’ competence to manage medications: a pilot study

Published in Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics • Mar 30, 2010

Authors:

Patrick H. Lam

Rohan A. Elliott

Johnson George

Abstract

WHAT IS KNOWN AND OBJECTIVES: Changes to medication regimens and failure to involve patients in management of their medications whilst in hospital may result in medication errors or non-adherence at home after discharge. Self-administration of medications programmes (SAMP) have been used to address ...

Subject

Medicine

Competence (human resources)

Pharmacist

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