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Inappropriate prescribing for the elderly—a modern epidemic? [PDF]

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2012
The elderly often use several drugs on a regular basis and are especially at risk for drug-related harm from side effects and interactions. The aim of this study was to explore the overall prevalence of and predictors for potentially inappropriate medication use among Norwegian elderly outpatients.A pharmaco-epidemiological retrospective cross ...
Gunhild Nyborg, Mette Brekke, Brekke Mette   +2 more
exaly   +4 more sources

Can patient safety be improved by reducing the volume of “inappropriate prescribing tasks” handed over to out-of-hours junior doctors?

International Journal of General Medicine, 2018
Samuel Martin Amis, Tobin Henry Edgar Osicki Department of Acute Internal Medicine, South Warwickshire Foundation Trust, Warwick, UK Background: First-year doctors found that during out-of-hours shifts they were being delayed and distracted from ...
Amis SM, Osicki THE
doaj   +1 more source

A Snapshot of Potentially Inappropriate Prescriptions upon Pediatric Discharge in Oman

Pharmacy, 2022
Background: Identifying and quantifying potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) practices remains a time-consuming and challenging task, particularly among the pediatric population.
Alaa M. Soliman, Ibrahim Al-Zakwani, Ibrahim H. Younos, Shireen Al Zadjali, Mohammed Al Za’abi   +4 more
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A tool for screening potentially inappropriate prescribing in Chinese children

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022
Background: More than half of adverse drug events in pediatric patients are avoidable and blocking medication errors at the prescribing stage might be one of the most effective preventive measures.Objective: To form a tool (a series of criteria) for ...
Siyu Li, Siyu Li, Siyu Li, Siyu Li, Siyu Li, Liang Huang, Liang Huang, Liang Huang, Liang Huang, Linan Zeng, Linan Zeng, Linan Zeng, Linan Zeng, Dan Yu, Zhi-Jun Jia, Zhi-Jun Jia, Zhi-Jun Jia, Zhi-Jun Jia, Zhi-Jun Jia, Guo Cheng, Guo Cheng, Guo Cheng, Lingli Zhang, Lingli Zhang, Lingli Zhang, Lingli Zhang   +25 more
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International expert panel's potentially inappropriate prescribing cascades (PIPC) list. [PDF]

Eur Geriatr Med
PURPOSE: Prescribing cascades contribute to potentially inappropriate prescribing, especially among older adults. With the prescribing cascade framework maturation, it is important to distinguish potentially inappropriate from potentially appropriate ...
Rochon PA, O'Mahony D, Cherubini A, Onder G, Petrovic M, Dalton K, McCarthy LM, Sternberg SA, Zwas DR, Stall NM, Reppas-Rindlisbacher CE, van der Velde N, Hilmer SN, Wu W, Li J, Ly A, Gurwitz JH.   +16 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Improving antimicrobial prescribing for upper respiratory infections in the emergency department: Implementation of peer comparison with behavioral feedback

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 2021
Objective: To reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory infections (ARIs) by employing peer comparison with behavioral feedback in the emergency department (ED). Design: A controlled before-and-after study.
George F. Jones, Valeria Fabre, Jeremiah Hinson, Scott Levin, Matthew Toerper, Jennifer Townsend, Sara E. Cosgrove, Mustapha Saheed, Eili Y. Klein   +8 more
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The Prevalence of Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing in Geriatric Patients with Psychiatric Disorders in Iraq

Iraqi Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2020
Potentially inappropriate prescribing is the prescribing of a medication that may cause more harm than benefit, the elderly population aged 65 years or older is more prone to potentially inappropriate prescribing because of alterations in their ...
Mustafa K. Mahmood, Zinah M. Anwer
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Risk Factors for Unnecessary Antibiotic Prescribing for Acute Respiratory Tract Infections in Primary Care

Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes, 2020
Objective: To determine independent risk factors for inappropriate antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory tract infections (ARIs) in internal medicine (IM) residency–based primary care offices.
Thomas L. Walsh, MD, Kevin Taffe, MD, PhD, Nicole Sacca, DO, Derek N. Bremmer, PharmD, BCPS, Mary Lynn Sealey, MD, Elizabeth Cuevas, MD, Alexandra Johnston, DO, Alyson Malarkey, DO, Rebecca Behr, DO, Jessica Embrescia, DO, Ekknoor Sahota, MD, Sara Loucks, DO, Nupur Gupta, DO, Kelly J. Shields, PhD, Curren Katz, PhD, Anastasios Kapetanos, MD   +15 more
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Effective Feedback to Improve Primary Care Prescribing Safety (EFIPPS) a pragmatic three-arm cluster randomised trial:designing the intervention (ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT01602705) [PDF]

, 2014
BackgroundHigh-risk prescribing in primary care is common and causes considerable harm. Feedback interventions have small/moderate effects on clinical practice, but few trials explicitly compare different forms of feedback.
Barnett, KN, Petrie, Dennis J, Shaun Treweek, Barnett, Karen N.; id_orcid, Lewis D Ritchie, Guthrie, Bruce, Christopher Robertson, Treweek, S, Robertson, C, Bennie, M, Barnett, Karen N, Dennis J Petrie, Marion Bennie, Petrie, Dennis J., Karen N Barnett, Ritchie, Lewis D, Guthrie, B, Bennie, Marion, Bruce Guthrie, Robertson, Christopher, Ritchie, LD, Petrie, DJ, Treweek, Shaun, Ritchie, Lewis D.   +23 more
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Potentially inappropriate prescribing in older adults with advanced chronic kidney disease.

PLoS ONE, 2020
BackgroundOlder adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at heightened risk for polypharmacy. We examined potentially inappropriate prescribing in this population and whether introducing pharmacists into the ambulatory kidney care model was ...
Amber O Molnar, Sarah Bota, Nivethika Jeyakumar, Eric McArthur, Marisa Battistella, Amit X Garg, Manish M Sood, K Scott Brimble   +7 more
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