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Chelsea Felkai1, Jamie-Lee Carew1, David Newby1
1School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, College of Health Medicine and Wellbeing, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia.
Background:
Pharmacists in Australia play a significant role in managing non-prescription medicines and common ailments. The aims of this research were to describe the medication related issues people with intellectual disability face with their common ailments and non-prescription medications and document the recommendations made by pharmacists as part of the medication review process.
Method:
A retrospective analysis of medication review reports from credentialed pharmacists performed for a person with intellectual disability between January 2020 and January 2024.
Results:
A total of 80 reports were analysed with an average of 6.6 common ailments and 8.0 non-prescription medications per individual with ID. The credentialed pharmacists identified an average of 3.6 issues related to their common ailment or non-prescription medication.
Conclusion:
People with intellectual disability have significant issues managing common ailments and non-prescription medicines, that could potentially be more appropriately managed in the primary care setting.
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