Impact of the automated dose dispensing with medication review on geriatric primary care patients drug use in Finland: a nationwide cohort study with matched controls

Objective: In an automated dose dispensing (ADD) service, medicines are dispensed in unit-dose bags according to administration times. When the service is initiated, the patient’s medication list is reconciled and a prescription review is conducted. The service is expected to reduce drug use. The ai...

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Main Authors: Juha Sinnemäki, Marja Airaksinen, Maria Valaste, Leena K. Saastamoinen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-10-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02813432.2017.1398933