Tools
Tools
Twigg, Michael J. 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0910-3850, Wright, David, Barton, Garry R., Thornley, Tracey and Kerr, Clare
(2015)
The four or more medicines (FOMM) support service: Results from an evaluation of a new community pharmacy service aimed at over-65s.
International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 23 (6).
407–414.
ISSN 0961-7671
Preview |
PDF (Twigg_et_al-2015-International_Journal_of_Pharmacy_Practice)
- Published Version
Available under License Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives. Download (579kB) | Preview |
Abstract
Background: 57% of all prescriptions dispensed in the UK in 2003 were for people aged ≥60, where ≥20% of them were prescribed ≥ five medicines. Inappropriate prescribing and non-adherence have a significant impact on hospital admissions and patient quality of life. The English government has identified that community pharmacy could make a significant contribution to reducing non-adherence and improving the quality of prescribing, reducing both hospital admissions and medicines wastage. Objective: To evaluate a community pharmacy service aimed at patients over the age of 65 years prescribed four or more medicines. Method: Patients were invited to participate in the service by the community pharmacy team. The pharmacist held regular consultations with the patient and discussed risk of falls, pain management, adherence and general health. They also reviewed the patient’s medication using STOPP/START criteria. Data wereas analysed for the first six months of participation in the service. Key findings: 620 patients were recruited with 441 (71.1%) completing the six month study period. Pharmacists made 142 recommendations to prescribers in 110 patients largely centred on potentially inappropriate prescribing of NSAIDs, PPIs or duplication of therapy. At follow-up there was a significant decrease in the total number of falls (mean -0.116 (-0.217 - -0.014)) experienced and a significant increase in medicines adherence (mean difference in MMAS-8: 0.513 (0.337 – 0.689)) and quality of life. Cost per QALY estimates ranged from £11,885 to £32,466 depending on the assumptions made. Conclusion: By focussing on patients over the age of 65 years with four or more medicines, community pharmacists can improve medicines adherence and patient quality of life.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Additional Information: | © 2015 The Authors. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice published by. John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Royal Pharmaceutical Society. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | community pharmacy,polypharmacy,falls,adherence,quality of life |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Science > School of Pharmacy Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Patient Care Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Public Health and Health Services Research (former - to 2023) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Norwich Clinical Trials Unit Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Health Services and Primary Care Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Health Economics Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Population Health |
| Depositing User: | Pure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Dec 2015 17:00 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Oct 2023 01:26 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/55615 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/ijpp.12196 |
Downloads
Downloads per month over past year
Actions (login required)
 |
View Item |