Objective: To describe the demographic and clinical characteristics of frail and homebound communitydwelling older patients receiving a home medication review (HMR) conducted by a home-visiting pharmacist; the types of drug therapy problems (DTPs) that were identified; the types of clinical interventions being recommended and their implementation rate.
Design: Retrospective, cross-sectional chart-review study using data from patient records.
Setting: Homes of patients receiving a HMR by a community pharmacy-based consulting home-visiting pharmacist.