Pharmacists and medication management in senior care facilities in Portugal

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14450/2318-9312.v33.e4.a2021.pp313-322

Keywords:

medicine management, senior care facilities, pharmacist

Abstract

Population aging has changed society and is challenging health professionals. Institutionalization of the elderly is frequently the only alternative to safeguard their health and to ensure their quality of life. Chronic diseases, prevalent in these citizens, are mostly controllable with medicines. Medication management in senior care facilities must ensure that regulatory guidelines on the quality and effectiveness of medicinal products are ensured. Pharmacists as qualifi ed and legally acknowledged health professionals to perform these functions should be included in the multidisciplinary teams responsible for providing health care and well-being to the institutionalized elderly.

Author Biographies

Victoria Bell, Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Coimbra, Polo das Ciências da Saúde, Azinhaga de Santa Comba 3000-548 Coimbra

Laboratório de Sociofarmácia e Saúde Pública

João Rui Pita, Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Coimbra, Polo das Ciências da Saúde, Azinhaga de Santa Comba 3000-548 Coimbra

Laboratório de Sociofarmácia e Saúde Pública

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Published

2021-12-31

How to Cite

Bell, V., & Pita, J. R. (2021). Pharmacists and medication management in senior care facilities in Portugal. Infarma - Pharmaceutical Sciences, 33(4), 313–322. https://doi.org/10.14450/2318-9312.v33.e4.a2021.pp313-322

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Vol. 33 No. 4 (2021)

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Review Article

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