The Society of Hospital
Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA)
ceo Kristin Michaels today called
for joint Commonwealth and state
action to reduce preventable
hospital admissions resulting from
poor management of medications.
“Australia must take priority
action to improve medicines
management,” she said.
“There is robust evidence that
2-3% of hospital admissions are
medicines related,” Michaels said.
“Among the elderly population
medicines-related hospital
admissions rise to 30%.”
Michaels highlighted the Hospital
Outreach Medication Review
(HOMR) service at Monash Health
as an excellent model for proactive
enhancement of medication safety,
showing that medication reviews,
led by pharmacists, can reduce
hospital readmissions by 25%.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 15 Jun 16 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 15 Jun 16
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