Pharmacist Intervention in Portuguese Older Adult Care
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
3. Ageing and the Elderly
3.1. Disease Prevalence and Risk Factors in Older Adults
3.2. Problems Associated with Medication Use in Older Adults
3.3. Social Responses for Older Adults
3.4. Strategies for Active and Healthy Ageing
4. The Importance of the Pharmacist in the Follow-Up of Older Adults
4.1. Promoting the Correct, Effective, and Safe Use of Medicines
4.1.1. Drug Dispensation
4.1.2. Medication Review Service (RevM)
4.1.3. Medication Reconciliation Service (RecM)
4.1.4. Dose Administration Aids (DAAs)
5. Emergent Challenges
5.1. Deprescription
5.2. Update for Review and Reconciliation of Medication
5.3. Promotion of Health Literacy in Older Adults and Training for Informal Careers
5.4. Pharmacy Support to Long-Term Care Facilities (LTCF)
5.5. Pharmacy Support for the Older Adults
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Rodrigues, A.R.; Teixeira-Lemos, E.; Mascarenhas-Melo, F.; Lemos, L.P.; Bell, V. Pharmacist Intervention in Portuguese Older Adult Care. Healthcare 2022, 10, 1833. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10101833
Rodrigues AR, Teixeira-Lemos E, Mascarenhas-Melo F, Lemos LP, Bell V. Pharmacist Intervention in Portuguese Older Adult Care. Healthcare. 2022; 10(10):1833. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10101833
Chicago/Turabian StyleRodrigues, Ana Rita, Edite Teixeira-Lemos, Filipa Mascarenhas-Melo, Luís Pedro Lemos, and Victoria Bell. 2022. "Pharmacist Intervention in Portuguese Older Adult Care" Healthcare 10, no. 10: 1833. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10101833