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Multi-compartment compliance aids (MCAs): Application to the geriatric community

Edirisinghe, S; Raimi-Abraham, BT; Gilmartin, JF-M; Orlu-Gul, M; (2015) Multi-compartment compliance aids (MCAs): Application to the geriatric community. European Geriatric Medicine , 6 (1) pp. 65-68. 10.1016/j.eurger.2014.05.004. Green open access

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Abstract

The high prevalence of co-morbidities in older people gives rise to an increasing number of prescribed medicine increasing the complexity of medicine management. Multi-compartment compliance aids and dispensing systems have the potential to organize the daily life of an older person. Various features of currently available compliance aids (such as multi-compartment design or an automated reminder function) have proved successful in assisting older patients to take their medication. This in turn enables them to manage their own often-complex drug regimens. Further investigations and collaborations between healthcare professionals, patients and carers are required for validated and effective use of compliance aids.

Type: Article
Title: Multi-compartment compliance aids (MCAs): Application to the geriatric community
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurger.2014.05.004
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurger.2014.05.004
Language: English
Additional information: Copyright Elsevier 2015. This article is published under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Non-derivative 4.0 International license (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). This license allows you to share, copy, distribute and transmit the work for personal and non-commercial use providing author and publisher attribution is clearly stated. Further details about CC BY licenses are available at http://creativecommons.org/ licenses/by/4.0/. Access may be initially restricted by the author.
Keywords: Multi-compartment compliance aid, Pharmacist, Older people, Carer, Stability
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > UCL School of Pharmacy
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > UCL School of Pharmacy > Pharmaceutics
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1460609
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