A pharmacist-led medicines review intervention in community-dwelling Maori older adults - a feasibility study protocol

摘要

Background: Pharmacists have a role to play in supporting the optimal use of medicines to ensure older adults receive therapeutic benefit whilst minimising medicines-related harm. In Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ), Maori (Indigenous people of NZ) experience inequities in the determinants of health, including access to medicines, resulting in increased morbidity, earlier onset of chronic conditions and reduced life expectancy. This study aims to test the feasibility of a pharmacist-led medicines review intervention in community-dwelling Maori older adults.