Pharmacy help for adults in the hospital
This study tests a special pharmacy service for people admitted to the hospital. A clinical pharmacist will work with you and your doctors to safely manage your medicines, which may help avoid drug-related problems.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 years old or older
- You are being admitted to the hospital for an acute (sudden) health problem
- You take at least 4 medicines, or you take a high-risk medicine, or you had a medicine-related hospital stay in the past year, or you have chronic kidney or liver disease, or you had an organ transplant
- You are not pregnant
- You are not living in a long-term care facility
- You are able to give informed consent and your expected survival is at least 6 months
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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