Publications by authors named "Muhamad Ally"
Objective: To determine the acceptability of providing free access to only a short list of medicines used in the Carefully seLected and Easily Accessible at No charge Medications (CLEAN Meds) trial.
Design: A multimethod explanatory sequential design including interviews with trial participants and focus groups with prescribers.
Setting: Ontario.
Article Synopsis
- Patients who received free access to medicines showed better outcomes in managing diabetes and hypertension in a randomized controlled trial compared to those with regular access to medications.
- The study identified key indicators for managing these conditions, including healthcare encounters, self-monitoring practices, and necessary lab tests, and compared these indicators between participants receiving free medicines and those with standard access.
- Findings suggest that free medicine distribution can enhance self-monitoring behaviors, decrease missed medical appointments, and potentially reduce the overall need for healthcare visits and lab testing in patients with hypertension.
Evaluation of Pharmacy Model in a Trial of Free Essential Medicine Access.
J Prim Care Community Health
June 2021
In Canada, pharmacists accessing electronic health records (EHR) and mailing medications to patients are relatively uncommon. We evaluated a pharmacy model implemented in a clinical trial that combined allowing the pharmacist access to patients' EHR and mailing medications to participants. We conducted thematic analysis of comments made by participants and prescribers, and chart stimulated recalls with the pharmacist involved with the novel pharmacy model implemented in a clinical trial.
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