Medicines discontinued in hospital, putting patients at risk

In hospital regular medications are sometimes paused while the patient recovers from other illnesses and procedures.

But a new study about discontinuation of diabetes medication shows it is not reintroduced quickly once the person is discharged. Could better information transfer facilitated by a hospital pharmacist help prevent this?

Guest/s

Dr Tamara Milder, endocrinologist and Researcher, Medicines Intelligence Research Program, UNSW

References

Hospitalisation Is a Strong Risk Factor for Discontinuation of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors for Type 2 Diabetes