Impact of physician' and pharmacy staff supporting activities in usual care on patients' statin adherence.

Aims: Little is known about usual care by physicians and pharmacy teams to support adherence to statins and whether the extent of this care is associated with adherence to statins. Objective of the study was to examine the relationship between the extent of adherence supporting activities of healthcare practitioners (HCPs) and patients' adherence to statins.

Methods: Cross-sectional study in 48 pharmacies and affiliated physicians' practices, between September 3, 2014 and March 20, 2015.

Effectiveness of medication review on the number of drug-related problems in patients visiting the outpatient cardiology clinic: A randomized controlled trial.

Aims: To assess the effectiveness of medication review on the number of drug-related problems (DRPs) in outpatient cardiology patients.

Methods: In this randomized controlled trial, a computer-assisted and pharmacist-led medication review with patient involvement (questionnaire and telephone call with pharmacist) was conducted in intervention patients prior to their visit to the cardiologist. The control group received usual care.

Effectiveness of medication review: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Background: Medication review is often recommended to optimize medication use. In clinical practice it is mostly operationalized as an intervention without co-interventions during a short term intervention period. However, most systematic reviews also included co-interventions and prolonged medication optimization interventions.