Frequency and impact of medication reviews for people aged 65 years or above in UK primary care: an observational study using electronic health records

Author
R. Joseph
R. Knaggs
C. Coupland
A. Taylor
Y. Vinogradova
D. Butler
L. Gerrard
D. Waldram
B. Iyen
R. Akyea
D. Ashcroft
A. Avery
R. Jack
Keywords
Humans
Aged
*Electronic Health Records
*Medication Review
England
Prescriptions
Primary health care
polypharmacy
general practice
Medication Review
Older Adults
Routinely Collected Health Data
Research (NIHR) School for Primary Care Research (all), NIHR Nottingham
Biomedical Research Centre (RMJ, RHJ, CACC), and NIHR MindTech MedTech
Co-operative (DB, LW). AJA is National Clinical Director for Prescribing for NHS
England. All other authors declare that they have no competing interests.
Year of Publication
2023
Journal
BMC Geriatr
Volume
23
Number of Pages
435
ISBN Number
1471-2318
Accession Number
37442984
DOI
10.1186/s12877-023-04143-2