
Dr Deborah McCahon
BSc(Liv.J.Moores), MSc(Birm.), PhD(Birm.)
Current positions
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
Principal Investigator
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 31/05/2023
Publications
Recent publications
23/11/2022Patient perceptions and experiences of medication review
BMC Primary Care
Development of a model of medication review for use in clinical practice
BMC Medicine
A multi-stakeholder approach to the coproduction of the research agenda for medicines optimisation
BMC Health Services Research
Barriers and enablers to collaborative working between GPs and pharmacists
British Journal of General Practice
Subclinical thyroid dysfunction symptoms in older adults
British Journal of General Practice