Medication-related problems in critical care survivors: a systematic review. [PDF]
There are numerous, often single centre discussions of assorted medication-related problems after hospital discharge in patients who survive critical illness. However, there has been little synthesis of the incidence of medication-related problems, the classes of medications most often studied, the factors that are associated with greater patient risk ...
Short A +8 more
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Detection of medication‐related problems in hospital practice: a review [PDF]
This review examines the effectiveness of detection methods in terms of their ability to identify and accurately determine medication‐related problems in hospitals. A search was conducted of databases from inception to June 2012. The following keywords were used in combination: medication error or adverse drug event or adverse drug reaction, comparison,
E Manias (9858650)
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Evaluation of Medication-Related Problems in Medication Reviews: A Comparative Perspective
BACKGROUND: The elderly population is at a high risk of medication misadventure, with many studies reporting a high number of medication-related problems (MRPs) in this group. OBJECTIVE: To quantify MRPs in residential facilities ...
Kaur, Sukhpreet +2 more
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Prevalence of medication-related problems in complex chronic patients and opportunities for improvement [PDF]
Objective: To estimate the prevalence of medication-related problems in patients treated in continuous care units and to identify the therapeutic areas in which these problems were more concentrated. Method: Observational descriptive prospective study.
María Adelina Olmo-Revuelto +2 more
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Medication-related Problems in the Elderly
Medication-related problems are common among elderly patients. Polypharmacy, the effect of taking multiple medications for coexisting medical conditions at the same time, is one of the major issues in the elderly that significantly increases the risk of drug-related problems.
Ming-Yuan Huang
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Consistent terminology for medication-related problems in pharmacogenomic cases. [PDF]
Polasek TM, Mostafa S, Kirkpatrick CMJ.
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Response to: "Consistent terminology for medication-related problems in pharmacogenomic cases". [PDF]
Korchia T +4 more
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Medication-Related Problems and Their Intervention in the Geriatric Population: A Review of the Literature. [PDF]
In order to implement the principles of providing clinically and economically effective care, the current state of healthcare must be evaluated, and challenges must be addressed. As part of a physician's role in such a context, one tool consists of identifying medication-related problems (MRPs) and accordingly implementing best practices and innovative
Falemban AH.
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Older adults are demanding increased healthcare attention with regards to prescription use due in large part to highly complex medication regimens. As patients age, medications often have a more pronounced effect on older adults, negatively impacting ...
Whitney J. Kiel, Shaun W. Phillips
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Calculation of the pharmacogenomics benefit score for patients with medication-related problems. [PDF]
Unexpected poor efficacy and intolerable adverse effects are medication-related problems that may result from genetic variation in genes encoding key proteins involved in pharmacokinetics or pharmacodynamics. Pharmacogenomic (PGx) testing can be used in medical practice “pre-emptively” to avoid future patient harm from medications and “reactively” to ...
Polasek TM.
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