n=100 patients | On admission | At discharge* | Difference |
---|---|---|---|
No. of regular medicines | 679 | 733 | +54 |
No. of FRM | 112 | 91 | −21 (p=0.004) |
Patients on ≥1 FRM | 65 | 60 | −5 |
% of all medicines that are FRM | 16.4% | 12.4% | −4% |
Mean FRM/patient reviewed n=82 | 1.19 | 0.939 | −0.26 |
Mean FRM/patient reviewed with pharmacist involved n=45 | 1.44 | 0.91 | −0.53 (p=0.002) |
FRM per patient not reviewed n=18† | 0.77 | 0.77 | 0 |
*Including four patients who died in hospital.
†Includes three patients on no medicines from admission through to discharge therefore not reviewed in this context.
FRM, falls-risk medicine.