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Promoting outpatient medication safety in Finland: A mid-term review of a national medication safety programme for community pharmacies (2021–2026)

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  • Mäkinen, Emilia
  • Koskenkorva, Tiina
  • Holmström, Anna-Riia
  • Airaksinen, Marja
  • Kuusisto, Marianne
  • Kyllönen, Henna
  • Schoultz, Anna
  • Sandler, Charlotta

Abstract

Pharmacotherapies are common therapeutic interventions in patient care. Despite most medications being self-managed by patients at home, little attention has been paid to medication risks in the outpatient medication management process. As community pharmacies dispense medicines to outpatients, they are well-positioned to decrease preventable harm by implementing systemic medication risk management practices. This article is a mid-term review of a national development programme to enhance community pharmacies’ involvement in outpatient medication risk management in Finland (Valo programme 2021–2026). The article comprises the programme description utilising the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's framework, and the programme's preliminary mid-term results.

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  • Mäkinen, Emilia & Koskenkorva, Tiina & Holmström, Anna-Riia & Airaksinen, Marja & Kuusisto, Marianne & Kyllönen, Henna & Schoultz, Anna & Sandler, Charlotta, 2025. "Promoting outpatient medication safety in Finland: A mid-term review of a national medication safety programme for community pharmacies (2021–2026)," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 155(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:hepoli:v:155:y:2025:i:c:s0168851025000417
    DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2025.105285
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