Study design
MIH
ADVERSE EFFECTS, DRUG INTERACTIONS
A randomized controlled study design was used to explore the study objective [The control group (50 participants) received no intervention beyond standard care which does not include access to any information services post discharge. The intervention group (200 participants) were offered standard care and the opportunity to contact the MIH on all business days, should any medicine-related questions arise after hospital discharge. Upon enrollment, patients in the intervention group received a card with contact information for the MIH. All enquiries to the MIH were answered orally and/or in writing by either a pharmacist or a pharmacy technician from the MIC. All enquiries and the case handling were documented in the MIC’s database and categorized into predefined types of categories, such as adverse effects, choice of therapy, dosage/administration, drug interactions and product information.