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To explore healthcare providers’ and patients’ perspectives on self‐management of medication during the patients’ hospital stay.

Self‐administration of medications relates to the process in which hospitalised patients—instead of healthcare professionals—prepare and consume medications by themselves. Literature suggests possible advantages of medication self‐management such as increased patient satisfaction, adherence to pharmacotherapy and self‐care competence.

A qualitative descriptive study design was adopted, using semistructured interviews and qualitative content analysis to examine data.

Six physicians, 11 nurses, six hospital pharmacists and seven patients were recruited from one regional hospital and two university hospitals, situated in Belgium. Interviews were conducted between October 2014–January 2015.

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