Supporting adherence for people starting a new medication for a long-term condition through community pharmacies: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial of the New Medicine Service

Elliott, Rachel Ann; Boyd, Matthew J.; Salema, Nde-Eshimuni; Davies, James; Barber, Nicholas; Mehta, Rajnikant Laxmishanker; Tanajewski, Lukasz; Waring, Justin; Latif, Asam; Gkountouras, Georgios; Avery, A.J.; Chuter, Antony; Craig, Christopher

doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2015-004400

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Difficulties with prescribed opioids: a cross-sectional survey of primary care patients in England, UK (2024)
Journal Article
Wilson, L. E., Knaggs, R. D., Avery, A. J., Thornley, T., Moss, J., Baamer, R. M., & Boyd, M. J. (in press). Difficulties with prescribed opioids: a cross-sectional survey of primary care patients in England, UK. PAIN Reports,

Identifying 'avoidable harm' in family practice: a RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method consensus study (2019)
Journal Article
Carson-Stevens, A., Campbell, S., Bell, B., Cooper, A., Armstrong, S., Ashcroft, D., Boyd, M., Evans, H., Mehta, R., Sheehan, C., Sheikh, A., & Avery, A. (2019). Identifying 'avoidable harm' in family practice: a RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method consensus study. BMC Family Practice, 20, Article 134. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-019-0990-z

Background: Health care-related harm is an internationally recognized threat to public health. The United Kingdom’s national health services demonstrate that upwards of 90% of health care encounters can be delivered in ambulatory settings. Other coun... Read More about Identifying 'avoidable harm' in family practice: a RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method consensus study.

Supporting adherence for people starting a new medication for a long-term condition through community pharmacies: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial of the New Medicine Service (2015)
Journal Article
Elliott, R. A., Boyd, M. J., Salema, N.-E., Davies, J., Barber, N., Mehta, R. L., Tanajewski, L., Waring, J., Latif, A., Gkountouras, G., Avery, A., Chuter, A., & Craig, C. (2016). Supporting adherence for people starting a new medication for a long-term condition through community pharmacies: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial of the New Medicine Service. BMJ Quality and Safety, 25(10), 747-758. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjqs-2015-004400

Objective: To examine the effectiveness of the New Medicine Service (NMS), a national community pharmacy service to support medicines-taking in people starting a new medicine for a long-term condition, compared with normal practice.

Methods: Pragm... Read More about Supporting adherence for people starting a new medication for a long-term condition through community pharmacies: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial of the New Medicine Service.