Comparison of two methods for performing treatment reviews by pharmacists and general practitioners for home-dwelling elderly people.

Rationale, Aims And Objectives: There is room for improvement in pharmacotherapy for elderly outpatients. Studies have shown that collaborating health care professionals [e.g.

Treatment reviews of older people on polypharmacy in primary care: cluster controlled trial comparing two approaches.

Background: Older people are prone to problems related to use of medicines. As they tend to use many different medicines, monitoring pharmacotherapy for older people in primary care is important.

Aim: To determine which procedure for treatment reviews (case conferences versus written feedback) results in more medication changes, measured at different moments in time.

Analysis of polypharmacy in older patients in primary care using a multidisciplinary expert panel.

Background: Many older patients suffer from chronic diseases for which medicines should be used. Because of the higher number of medicines used and decline in hepatic and renal function, older patients are more prone to problems caused by these medicines. Therefore, it is important to review pharmacotherapy concerning older patients in primary care in a reliable way.