Pharmacist medication reviews to improve safety monitoring in primary care patients.
Gallimore CE, Sokhal D, Schreiter EZ, et al. Pharmacist medication reviews to improve safety monitoring in primary care patients. Fam Syst Health. 2016;34(2):104-113. doi:10.1037/fsh0000185.
In this study performed in a community behavioral health center, medication reviews by pharmacists helped improve appropriate monitoring of patients prescribed high-risk psychotropic medications. A WebM&M commentary describes a case of a potentially harmful medication error in an outpatient psychiatry clinic.