id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-346968-b7g4myed Barry, Heather E. Managing medicines in the time of COVID-19: implications for community-dwelling people with dementia 2020-08-16 .txt text/plain 2790 114 41 PwD face unique challenges with medicines management compared to other older people, often relying upon support from family/carers and primary healthcare professionals. This article considers potential issues that PwD may face with each component of medicines management (prescribing, dispensing, administration, adherence, review), and based on previous research, highlights strategies to support PwD and their carers during this time. Remote consultation methods using telephone or online services should be utilised by community pharmacists who wish to speak with PwD and their carers about medicines management issues, to conduct medication review or to provide counselling [20, 21] . Community pharmacists have a key role to play in promoting continued adherence to medicines during the current pandemic and should be mindful of this Continued repeat prescribing of medicines that may require review for assessment of appropriateness/ efficacy Non-urgent consultations in secondary care suspended, resulting in delayed treatment of dementia symptoms or other comorbidities Dispensing ./cache/cord-346968-b7g4myed.txt ./txt/cord-346968-b7g4myed.txt