Optimizing Medication Management and Deprescribing in Type 2 Diabetes with Comorbidities: A Clinical Pharmacist-Led Initiative in a Private Healthcare Setting
Background: The primary objective is to investigate medication errors, and emphasize the role ofclinical pharmacists in minimizing these errors. The secondary objectives included examiningprevalent comorbidities in diabetic patients, identifying commonly prescribed medications, and toassess patients’ and caregivers’ perception on polypharmacy and deprescribing using a revisedPatients’ Attitudes Towards Deprescribing (rPATD) questionnaire. Method: A prospective crosssectional questionnaire-based study involving 164 type 2 diabetes patients with comorbidities wasconducted over six months in a private healthcare setting.
Authors
- Mohsina Hyder
- Arun Kumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7128-8804)
- Amit Roy
- Sophie Alby (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7796-376X)
- Reshma George
- Y Joel Isaac
- V Jothibasu
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cuestiones de Fisioterapia
- Published
- 2025-02-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.48047/8sg4y330
- Primary Topic
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00