Expanding the clinical role of community pharmacy: A qualitative ethnographic study of medication reviews in Ontario, Canada

As the number of individuals living with multiple chronic diseases grows, health systems increasingly seek to mobilize community-based health professionals such as pharmacists, community workers or paramedics to sustain individuals ’ health, well-being and independence. Community-based medication management is an area of particular policy interest given the challenges clients with chronic conditions face in safely and effectively managing multiple medications [1,2]. Many jurisdictions, including Canada, the United States, th e United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand, have implemented community-based medication reviews [3–10], which are intended to support clients in understanding and appropriately using their medications, and may also involve efforts to ensure the suitability of the client’s medication regime [3,5 ,7,9,10].
Source: Health Policy - Category: Health Management Authors: Source Type: research