NUIG trial to examine patients with more than one long-term medical condition

Galway Bay fm newsroom – NUI Galway is leading on a health intervention research trial involving people with more than one long-term medical condition. It's part of the new Cross-border Healthcare Intervention Trials in Ireland Network (CHITIN). A pilot cluster randomised controlled trial will involve GPs and pharmacists from the north and south and will explore a new approach to reviewing prescribing for patients with more than one long-term condition. It comes as latest figures show 5% of Irish patients aged over 65 are on 15 or more drugs. For more, tune into Galway Bay fm news at 10…