Influence of a general practice pharmacist on medication management for patients at risk of medicine-related harm

Abstract

Background and objective Certain ‘high-risk’ medicines, polypharmacy and clinical circumstances place patients at risk of harm. A project piloting an embedded general practice pharmacist (GPP) provided an opportunity to explore the influence of this role on medication management for a target ‘at-risk’ population, particularly those transitioning through care, from the perspectives of participants