title: Pharmacists' and pharmacy students' ability to identify drug-related problems using TIMER (Tool to Improve Medications in the Elderly via Review).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Determine the effectiveness of TIMER (Tool to Improve Medications in the Elderly via Review) in helping pharmacists and pharmacy students identify drug-related problems during patient medication reviews.
  
  
  METHODS
  In a randomized, controlled study design, geriatric patient cases were sent to 136 pharmacists and 108 third-year pharmacy students who were asked to identify drug related-problems (DRPs) with and without using TIMER.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Pharmacists identified more tool-related DRPs using TIMER (p = 0.027). Pharmacy students identified more tool-related DRPs using TIMER in the first case (p = 0.02), but not in the second.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  TIMER increased the number of DRPs identified by practicing pharmacists and pharmacy students during medication reviews of hypothetical patient cases.
authors: Kansas University Medical Center, KS, USA.
authors: Sarah Snyder
authors: SS
authors: Lee
authors: Ann K
authors: AK
authors: Schwemm
authors: Jeffrey
authors: J
authors: Reist
authors: Matthew
authors: M
authors: Cantrell
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Andreski
authors: William R
authors: WR
authors: Doucette
authors: Elizabeth A
authors: EA
authors: Chrischilles
authors: Karen B
authors: KB
authors: Farris
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged / Q000502:physiology*; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010594:Pharmacies; D010595:Pharmacists; D013339:Students, Pharmacy; D055815:Young Adult