Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

4 questions · 4 findings · 1 reviews · Effective Practice and Organisation of Care · Headline outcomes only

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Medication review vs usual care

Death (any cause) (median · hospitalised adult patients

Medication review showed no clear difference in mortality (all‐cause) Median compared with standard care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Medication review in hospitalised patients to reduce morbidity and mortality 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.96 [0.87, 1.05]
18 studies · 10108 participants
Low

Medication review vs usual care

Hospital readmission · hospitalised adult patients

Medication review probably leads to lower hospital readmission (all‐cause) Median compared with standard care (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Medication review in hospitalised patients to reduce morbidity and mortality 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.93 [0.89, 0.98]
17 studies · 9561 participants
Moderate

Medication review vs usual care

ED visits · hospitalised adult patients

Medication review showed no clear difference in hospital emergency department contacts (all‐cause) Median compared with standard care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Medication review in hospitalised patients to reduce morbidity and mortality 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.84 [0.68, 1.03]
8 studies · 3527 participants
Low

Medication review vs usual care

Health‐related quality of lifeg Median · hospitalised adult patients

It is very uncertain whether medication review changes health‐related quality of lifeg Median compared with standard care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Medication review in hospitalised patients to reduce morbidity and mortality 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
SMD 0.1
4 studies · 392 participants
Very low