Project Lead: Reinhard Jeindl
Authors: Reinhard Jeindl, Julia Kern-Kim
Publication: February 2026
Language: English (with German summary)
Polypharmacy poses major challenges to medication safety, particularly for older people with multimorbidity. This report summarises the current evidence on the effectiveness, safety, organisational aspects and costs of structured medication reviews (SMRs). It also compares implementation models across selected European countries.