Honestly You Really Have To Wonder About These Trials And What Has Really Been Thought Through.

This appeared last week:Joint media release - New trial to improve medicine safety for those leaving hospital13 March 2019: A new trial service to help patients better manage their medication after they leave hospital will be launched at Box Hill tomorrow.Poor medication management during or immediately after a hospital stay is a risk factor in 28% of potentially avoidable hospital re-admissions within 30 days.DC MedsRec is a community pharmacy-based service for patients discharged from Box Hill Hospital with four or more medicines, designed to help reduce the risk of harm from dangerous drug interactions. Eligible patients will meet with a trained community pharmacist, who will look at their hospital discharge summary via My Health Record, along with a range of other medication information.The pharmacist will then check the patient ’s understanding of the drugs they are taking, resolve any potential medicine safety problems and ensure any medication-related recommendations from... This is the initial part of the post - read more by clicking on the title of the article. David.
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