Public and Patient Involvement with a Descriptive Qualitative Study to Explore Household Medication Safety in People who were Cocooning during Covid-19.

Abstract

Household medication safety during a pandemic. • Medication use is the most common healthcare intervention. • During the COVID-19 pandemic, people who are staying at home and reducing contact with other people for long periods of time are at potentially increased risk of medication-related problems. • Disrupted routine healthcare service and medication supply chains • Altered household mobility, wellbeing and support structures • Reluctance to attend healthcare settings • Misinformation about medications • Patient and public involvement representatives identified this as an important research area.