Structured medication reviews for patients with polypharmacy in primary care: a cross-sectional study in North West London, UK
Although polypharmacy was common in North West London, only about half of eligible patients received medication reviews, and only 17.2% received SMRs. Different distributions of medication reviews and SMRs by demographic and socio-economic characteristics may indicate inequities in the provision of these services. Policy makers should consider effective ways to incentivise the equitable provision of SMRs.
Authors
- Paul Aylin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4589-1743)
- Geva Greenfield (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9779-2486)
- Azeem Majeed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2357-9858)
- Vesselin Novov
- Thomas Woodcock (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4735-4856)
- Benedict Hayhoe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2645-6191)
- Derryn Lovett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6338-5919)
- Hadar Zaman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4252-2822)
- Linwei Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2852-2479)
Institutions
- University of Bradford (GB)
- Cumberland Infirmary (GB)
- North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Imperial College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JRSM Open
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/20542704251325056
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.45