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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2009 May 27;73(3):52.
doi: 10.5688/aj730352.

Pharmacists' and pharmacy students' ability to identify drug-related problems using TIMER (Tool to Improve Medications in the Elderly via Review)

Sarah Snyder Lee  1 , Ann K Schwemm, Jeffrey Reist, Matthew Cantrell, Michael Andreski, William R Doucette, Elizabeth A Chrischilles, Karen B Farris
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Pharmacists' and pharmacy students' ability to identify drug-related problems using TIMER (Tool to Improve Medications in the Elderly via Review)

Sarah Snyder Lee et al. Am J Pharm Educ. .

Abstract

Objective: Determine the effectiveness of TIMER (Tool to Improve Medications in the Elderly via Review) in helping pharmacists and pharmacy students identify drug-related problems during patient medication reviews.

Methods: In a randomized, controlled study design, geriatric patient cases were sent to 136 pharmacists and 108 third-year pharmacy students who were asked to identify drug related-problems (DRPs) with and without using TIMER.

Results: Pharmacists identified more tool-related DRPs using TIMER (p = 0.027). Pharmacy students identified more tool-related DRPs using TIMER in the first case (p = 0.02), but not in the second.

Conclusion: TIMER increased the number of DRPs identified by practicing pharmacists and pharmacy students during medication reviews of hypothetical patient cases.

Keywords: community pharmacy; drug-related problems; elderly; medication therapy management.

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Pharmacists’ Identification of Individual Tool-Related DRPs by Use of TIMER (Tool to Improve Medications in the Elderly via Review)
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Student Pharmacists’ Identification of Individual Tool-Related DRPs by Use of TIMER (Tool to Improve Medications in the Elderly via Review)
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