Activating pharmacists to reduce the frequency of medication-related problems (ACTMed): a stepped wedge cluster randomised trial.
Spinks J, Violette R, Boyle DIR, et al. Activating pharmacists to reduce the frequency of medication‐related problems (ACTMed): a stepped wedge cluster randomised trial. Med J Aust. 2023;219(7):325-331. doi:10.5694/mja2.52073.
Medication safety in ambulatory care settings is an area of growing concern. This article describes ACTMed (ACTivating primary care for MEDicine safety), a cluster randomized trial set in Australia which intends to improve medication safety in primary care settings. The ACTMed intervention will use health information technology (e.g., clinical indicator algorithms), guideline-based clinical recommendations, shared decision-making, and financial incentives to reduce serious medication-related harm, medication-related hospitalizations, and death.