Dr Deborah McCahon
BSc(Liv.J.Moores), MSc(Birm.), PhD(Birm.)
Current positions
Senior Research Fellow (IMPPP Trial Manager)
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
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Research interests
Primary Health Care
Prescribing
Polypharmacy
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Prevalence and risk factors for prescription medication sharing in the UK general population
Role
Co-Principal Investigator
Description
What do we know about this topic area?
Prescription medication sharing means lending medication prescribed for you to someone else or borrowing medication that has been prescribed for someone else. Studies…Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/06/2022 to 31/05/2024
Prescription medication sharing by primary care patients
Role
Co-Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/01/2020 to 30/04/2022
Improving Medicines use in People with Polypharmacy in Primary Care
Role
Researcher
Description
Polypharmacy (prescribing multiple medicines to one individual) is widespread and growing in the UK; ~6% of adults take 10+ regular medicines. Although often clinically appropriate, polypharmacy may be problematic leading…Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/05/2019 to 31/10/2023
Publications
Recent publications
25/06/2025Patients’ experiences of a patient-centred polypharmacy medication review intervention
British Journal of General Practice
Understanding structured medication reviews delivered by clinical pharmacists in primary care in England: a national cross-sectional survey
BMJ Open
Collaborative discussions between GPs and pharmacists to optimise patient medication
British Journal of General Practice
Understanding non-recreational prescription medication-sharing behaviours: a systematic review
The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
Improving Medicines use in People with Polypharmacy in Primary Care (IMPPP): Protocol for a multicentre cluster randomised trial comparing a complex intervention for medication optimization against usual care [version 1; peer review: 1 approved]
NIHR Open Research
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