Publication on cross-professional medication management

Medication management comprises the control and monitoring of the medication process from prescription to administration of the medication. Medication management can be used to identify and rectify application errors, adherence problems or adverse drug events. Cross-professional medication management also includes medical (e.g. diagnoses) and nursing (e.g. care, care level) data. This allows medication to be checked for indications and contraindications as well as intake behavior. Medication management is increasingly becoming an instrument for increasing the quality of treatment and drug safety in the outpatient sector.


A recent study shows data on the effectiveness of cross-professional medication management in outpatient care for the first time in Germany. The study included 162 elderly and multimorbid patients with polymedication. The participants in the study received medication management in the form of a home visit by a nursing and housing consultant and a medication assessment by a pharmacist. Furthermore, the pharmacist and attending physician communicated via a joint medication plan.


The study showed a statistically significant influence of cross-professional medication management on the quality of drug therapy. In addition, the number of medication-related problems was reduced. The study was recently published in the German Medical Journal ( Interprofessional medication management in multimorbid patients. Dtsch Arztebl Int 2016; 113:741-8 ) and is open to the public.


AmbulanzPartner has been offering clinical medication management with an electronic medication plan for patients with complex neurological conditions since 2013. The results of the current study support our medication management concept. An analysis and publication of our data on medication management via APST for patients with specific neurological pharmacotherapy is planned for 2017.