Pillcheck: Optimizing Medication Plans for Seniors with Dementia
Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation (CABHI) study finds that Pillcheck helped identify medications that were not effective or posed a high risk of side effects for long-term care residents. The revised medication plans significantly improved the management of depression and chronic pain and reduced the risk of complications for many residents. Click the image below to read their summary.
Pillcheck: Optimizing Medication Plans for Seniors with Dementia - Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation
How does Pillcheck reduce polypharmacy and opioid use in seniors living in long-term care?
For more detail on the study and findings, see https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32536434/.