The role of pharmacists in geriatric care: current evidence and practice
Our narrative review highlights the growing evidence supporting the integration of pharmacists into geriatric care teams across diverse clinical settings. Despite heterogeneity among studies and limited high-certainty evidence, the findings underscore the potential of pharmacists to contribute meaningfully to person-centred, multidisciplinary care in this vulnerable population.
Authors
- Isabel Vitória Figueiredo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0127-4575)
- Juarda Gjonbrataj
- Klejda Harasani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1877-6662)
- Karolina Piotrowicz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4760-8588)
- Marina Kotsani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4696-0026)
- M. Margarida Castel-Branco
- Sofia Duque
- Marta Lavrador
Institutions
- Jagiellonian University (PL)
- University of Medicine Tirana (AL)
- University of Lisbon (PT)
- Senologic Hellenic Society (GR)
- Hellenic Society for the Study of Bone Metabolism (GR)
- Hellenic Cardiovascular Research Society (GR)
- University of Tirana (AL)
- University of Coimbra (PT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Aging Clinical and Experimental Research
- Published
- 2026-01-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s40520-025-03254-7
- Primary Topic
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00