Medication safety in primary care-from measurement to action

Marion Bennie; Amanj Kurdi; Sean MacBride-Stewart; Tony Avery

doi:10.1136/dtb.2020.000010

Medication safety in primary care-from measurement to action

Drug Ther Bull. 2021 Feb;59(2):24-28. doi: 10.1136/dtb.2020.000010.

Authors

Marion Bennie^{1

2}, Amanj Kurdi³, Sean MacBride-Stewart⁴, Tony Avery⁵

Affiliations

¹ Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK marion.bennie@strath.ac.uk.
² Public Health Scotland, Glasgow, UK.
³ Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK.
⁴ Pharmacy Services, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, UK.
⁵ University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.

PMID: 33509906
DOI: 10.1136/dtb.2020.000010

Abstract

Topics for DTB review articles are selected by DTB's editorial board to provide concise overviews of medicines and other treatments to help patients get the best care. Articles include a summary of key points and a brief overview for patients. Articles may also have a series of multiple choice CME questions.

Keywords: access and evaluation; health care quality; inappropriate prescribing; primary health care.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Evidence-Based Practice
Humans
Medication Errors / prevention & control*
Models, Educational
Patient Safety / standards*
Practice Patterns, Physicians' / standards*
Primary Health Care / standards*
United Kingdom