Physician-initiated Medication Review in a Type 2 Diabetes Outpatient Clinic

Physician-initiated Medication Review in a Type 2 Diabetes Outpatient Clinic

Aiming to reduce polypharmacy in patients with type 2 diabetes by using physician-initiated medication reviews.

Patients will be randomised to either standard care(annual visit at outpatient clinic) or standard care plus an intervention. The intervention is a medication consultation of 30-60 minutes that consist of a medication review and increased cross-sectoral communication. Follow-up is 6 months. Primary outcome are number of medications used, secondary outcomes are health related quality of life and persistance of medication changes.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. DM2
2. 12 medications in the central prescription list

Exclusion Criteria:

1. inability to give written consent (e.g., inability to understand the intervention or language barriers);
2. active cancer or palliative treatment;
3. admitted to the hospital.