The majority of NHS acute hospital trusts providing multicompartment compliance aids (MCAs) in England have "frequent difficulties" with them, according to the results of a national survey published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology (https://bpspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.llll/bcp.15386), According to the authors, this lack of a consistent approach to MCA use in England could be increasing the risk of medicinesrelated harm in the vulnerable populations that rely on them. The questionnaire was distributed by the NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service to chief pharmacists at every acute trust in England, with questions covering policy, initiation, supply and review of MCAs, alternatives offered, and pharmacy staffing and capacity related to MCAs.
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