Home Medicine Cabinet Management and Pharmacy Service Exploration for Elderly Hypertensive Patients in Hubei Province
10.3870/j.issn.1004-0781.2025.12.012
- VernacularTitle:湖北省老年高血压患者家庭药箱管理与居家药学服务探索
- Author:
Rongrong HUANG
1
;
Xuan XIA
;
Baoli XU
;
Ruxu YOU
;
Yongning LYU
;
Zhigang ZHAO
;
Xuefeng CAI
Author Information
1. 华中科技大学同济医学院附属协和医院药学部,武汉 430023
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Pharmacy service;
Home medicine cabinet;
Hypertension;
Elderly patients
- From:
Herald of Medicine
2025;44(12):1956-1961
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the current status of home medicine cabinet management and unmet needs for home-based pharmaceutical services among elderly hypertensive patients in Hubei Province,and to provide evidence for optimizing home pharmaceutical care models.Methods From July 2022 to March 2023,310 elderly hypertension patients across Hubei Province were enrolled.Pharmacists conducted home visits to administer structured questionnaires capturing demographics and blood pressure control rates,perform medication categorization and quality assessments of home medicine cabinets and document cabinet management issues in real-time.Results Among 290 valid questionnaires,binary logistic regression revealed better blood pressure control in non-working and non-smoking individuals.Medicine cabinet audits identified three critical issues:failure to separate Chinese and chemical medicines,duplicate medications with similar ingredients and missing original packaging.Post-intervention,all cabinets demonstrated proper medication categorization and storage compliance.Conclusions Significant medication safety hazards exist in elderly hypertensive patients'home medicine cabinets.Pharmacist-led home interventions effectively cleared substandard medications and improved medication safety.Future home pharmaceutical services should focus on optimizing cabinet management protocols,enhancing medication safety awareness and personalizing pharmaceutical care to ensure precise and effective home-based medication management.
