ER pharmacists step in to cut risky meds for dementia patients

NCT ID NCT06273917

Summary

This study tested a new program where emergency room pharmacists review the medications of patients with dementia or mild memory problems. The goal was to see if pharmacists could identify and recommend stopping unnecessary or potentially harmful brain-affecting drugs, and then communicate those recommendations to the patient's regular doctor. The study involved 300 adults and aimed to gather information to plan a larger future study on whether this approach improves patient safety.

This is a summary of the original study . Summaries may miss details or leave out important information. Before applying or accepting participation, make sure you have read and understood the full study. Curemydisease.com takes NO responsibility whatsoever for anything missed, misunderstood, or acted upon as a result of our summary — we know it does not capture everything.

Get updates

Get notified about this study

Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for DEMENTIA are added.

Our safety recommendation!

By submitting, you agree to our Terms of use

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital

    Lake Forest, Illinois, 60045, United States

  • Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital

    Palos Heights, Illinois, 60463, United States

  • Northwestern Memorial Hospital

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

Conditions

Explore the condition pages connected to this study.