Objectives
The purpose of the CPMM Project is to introduce a structured intervention process into the relationship between the community pharmacist, the patient and the general practitioner.
The primary objectives of the CPMM project are to:
- Compare the proportion of patients receiving appropriate treatment, as defined by currently available evidence and guidelines, between intervention and control groups, at baseline and follow-up
- Quantify "health gain" by describing the change in patients’ overall health status after the intervention as defined by standard measures, both general and condition specific
- Conduct an economic evaluation of the medicines management intervention (including estimates of drug cost changes)
The secondary objectives are to:
- Describe the opinions of the stakeholders (patients, GPs and their staff and community pharmacists) of Medicines Management before and after its introduction
- Describe the barriers to implementation and make recommendations for change
- Describe the role of over-the-counter (OTC) medicines in the overall patient management of this condition
To find out more about the study design download the Research Protocol (PDF).
