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Update on drug-related problems in the elderly

The American Journal of Geriatric Pharmacotherapy, 2003
Although pharmacotherapy for the elderly can treat diseases and improve well-being, its benefits can be compromised by drug-related problems.This article reviews recent publications concerning drug-related problems in the elderly, as well as articles describing the development of 3 sets of quality indicators for medication use in the elderly.Relevant ...
Joseph T, Hanlon, Catherine I, Lindblad, Emily R, Hajjar, Teresa C, McCarthy   +3 more
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Drug-Related Problems in Older Adults

Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association (1996), 2002
Older adults are extremely vulnerable to medication misadventures. By conducting thorough medication reviews, pharmacists can identify drug-related problems and recommend targeted interventions. Pharmacists can provide medication consulting for older adults in virtually all practice settings, including community pharmacies, nursing facilities, and ...
Randal P, McDonough, James W, Cooper
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Nonprescription Drug–Related Problems and Pharmacy Interventions

The Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 2001
OBJECTIVE: To document the number and types of drug-related problems (DRPs) identified in customers purchasing nonprescription products in Swedish pharmacies; describe the distribution of DRPs by customer's gender, age, underlying ailment, and class of drug; determine whether problems are identified to the same ...
L T, Westerlund, B R, Marklund, W H, Handl, M E, Thunberg, P, Allebeck   +4 more
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Drug-Related Problems in Hospitals

Drug Safety, 2007
Problems associated with pharmacotherapy (in particular, medication errors and adverse drug events) are frequent and are associated with increased costs for treatment. Analysis of original publications published between 1990 and 2005 on the topics of medication errors and/or adverse drug events in hospitalised patients, focusing on the frequency of ...
Anita, Krähenbühl-Melcher, Raymond, Schlienger, Markus, Lampert, Manuel, Haschke, Jürgen, Drewe, Stephan, Krähenbühl   +5 more
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Psychotropic Drug-Related Problems in the Elderly

Aging Health, 2012
Almost any drug therapy has the potential to cause iatrogenic complications for older people, but the risk is particularly significant for those being treated for major psychiatric illnesses. In the past, focus was centered mostly upon relatively obvious forms of drug-related harm, such as adverse drug reactions and drug interactions, but it is clear ...
Christopher P Alderman, Anita C Abarno, Dasha Loutchkina, Joanna E Hogan   +3 more
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Drug-Related Problems in Hemodialysis Patients

Hemodialysis International, 2003
Polypharmacy is common in hemodialysis patients. The objective of this study is to identify drug-related problems (DRPs) in hemodialysis patients, intervene, and resolve them. All patients undergoing dialysis at a hemodialysis center were enrolled into the study. Patients who had been hospitalized during the study period were excluded.
P.C.P. Chua, C.L. Low, W.C. Lye
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Drug-related problems in Lithuania

2020
Background. Drug-related problems include medication errors (involving an error in the process of prescribing, dispensing, or administering a drug, whether there are adverse consequences or not) and adverse drug reactions (any response to a drug which is noxious and unintended, and which occurs at doses normally used in humans for prophylaxis ...
Daukšienė, Jurgita, Deksnienė, Jelena
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Package Inserts of Drugs —Related Problems

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1965
To the Editor:— The Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act has, among other effects, made the package insert of drugs a legal and binding document. In the past these brochures have contained much misinformation. During preparation of a case as a third-party expert witness in a fatal reaction to a urographic contrast agent, I collected the package inserts
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[Drug related problems in Belgian community pharmacies].

Journal de pharmacie de Belgique, 2014
The identification, the management and if possible the prevention of drug related problems (DRP), are the main responsibilities of pharmacists.The aims of the study were 1/to investigate the frequency and nature of drug related problems detected by community pharmacists, 2/to inventories the frequency and nature of the interventions by community ...
Huysmans, De Wulf, I., Foulon, V, De Loof, Hans, Steurbaut, Stephane, Boussery, K, De Vriese, Carine, Lacour, V, Van Hees, T, De Meyer, Guido   +9 more
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Outpatient clinic for drug related problems

International Journal of Risk & Safety in Medicine, 2004
In October 1999 an outpatient clinic for drug related problems was initiated at the Academic Medical Centre in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. This collaboration between the Departments of Clinical Pharmacology (now Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy), Dermatology and the Hospital Pharmacy, aims at supporting physicians in their care for patients with ...
W.M.C. Mulder, M.M.H.M. Meinardi, C.J. van Boxtel   +2 more
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