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Quality improvement
Pharmacist led, primary care based disease management reduced risk factors and improved glycaemic control in diabetes
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Q In vulnerable patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus, does a pharmacist led, primary care-based, disease management programme reduce cardiovascular risk factors and improve glycaemic control?
Clinical impact ratings GP/FP/Primary care ★★★★★☆☆ Internal medicine ★★★★★★☆ Cardiology ★★★★★★☆ Endocrine ★★★★★★☆
METHODS
Design:
randomised controlled trial.
Allocation:
{concealed*}†.
Blinding:
blinded (outcome assessors {and data collectors}†).
Follow up period:
1 year.
Setting:
University of North Carolina General Internal Medicine Practice, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
Patients:
217 English speaking patients who were ⩾18 years of age, had a clinical diagnosis of type 2 …
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