Research projects

• Prevalence and risk factors for prescription medication sharing in the UK general population

  • Deborah McCahon, 
  • Shoba Dawson, 
  • Barbara Caddick, 
  • Jennifer Scott

  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…

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  Managing organisational unit

  Bristol Medical School (PHS)

  Dates

  01/06/2022 to 31/05/2024

  • RUNNING

• Prescription medication sharing by primary care patients

  • Shoba Dawson, 
  • Deborah McCahon, 
  • Alyson Huntley, 
  • Katrina Turner

  Principal Investigator

  • Shoba Dawson

  Role

  Co-Investigator

  Managing organisational unit

  Bristol Medical School (PHS)

  Dates

  01/01/2020 to 30/04/2022

  • FINISHED

• Improving Medicines use in People with Polypharmacy in Primary Care

  • Deborah McCahon, 
  • Barbara Caddick, 
  • Roxanne Parslow

  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…

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  Managing organisational unit

  Bristol Medical School (PHS)

  Dates

  01/05/2019 to 31/05/2023

  • RUNNING