Ann Acad Med Singap
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Ann Acad Med Singap · Mar 2004
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialImpact of a pharmacist consult clinic on a hospital-based geriatric outpatient clinic in Singapore.
We study the impact of a pharmacist consult clinic on the care of elderly outpatients based on the Health Belief Model that the perceived benefits (improvement in medication knowledge, clinical status and perception) and attached barriers (cost and number of medication and adverse drug reactions) can influence health behaviour (medication compliance). ⋯ The addition of a pharmacist consult clinic to the management of selected geriatric outpatients can improve compliance, with the attendant benefits of improving medication knowledge, cost avoidance and reducing residual adverse drug reactions.