Abstract

Not only the pharmacist uniquely qualified to affect medication safety
at the individual patient level through medication management abilities,
but he or she is also uniquely qualified to influence drug safety at the
system level, which are an important part of the clinical pharmacist’s
job, but also to analyse the performance of medication processes and
lead redesign efforts to reduce drug-related outcomes that may cause
harm. Because of their multiple co-morbidities, the elderly are at risk
for adverse medication effects and the amount of medications they
frequently consume, can benefit from a focus on medication safety
through clinical pharmacy services and medication safety programmes.