Medication-Related Problems in Outpatients With Decompensated Cirrhosis: Opportunities for Harm Prevention. [PDF]
Hepatol Commun, 2019 People with decompensated cirrhosis are often prescribed a complex regimen of therapeutic and prophylactic medications. In other chronic diseases, polypharmacy increases the risk of medication misadventure and medication‐related problems (MRPs), with associated increased morbidity, mortality, and health care costs.
Hayward KL +11 more
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A participatory sensing study to understand the problems older adults faced in developing medication-taking habits [PDF]
, 2022 Past research has demonstrated that older adults tend to use daily activities as cues to remember to take medications. However, they may still experience medication non-adherence because they did not select adequate contextual cues or face situations ...
Andrade, Angel +9 more
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Development and Implementation of an Academic-Community Partnership to Enhance Care among Homeless Persons [PDF]
INNOVATIONS in Pharmacy, 2011 An academic-community partnership between a Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) clinic and a school of pharmacy was created in 2005 to provide medication education and identify medication related problems.
Sharon B.S. Gatewood, Pharm.D. +6 more
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Medication‐related problems in geriatric psychiatry—a retrospective cohort study
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2022 AbstractObjectivesInformation on medication‐related problems (MRPs) in elderly psychiatric patients is scarce. In the present study, we analyzed the frequency and characteristics of MRPs in patients ≥60 years treated on the gerontopsychiatric ward of Hannover Medical School in 2019.MethodsTaking advantage of an interdisciplinary approach, two ...
Johannes Heck +12 more
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Patient-reported behavior and problems related to topical glaucoma medication [PDF]
Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno LekarstvoIntroduction. Compliance to medicamentous therapy in glaucoma patients if of great importance since it has great effect on clinical outcome. Methods. The descriptive cross-sectional study included patients (303) referred for diagnostic procedures and ...
Božić Marija +2 more
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Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice, 2018 Background Hospital pharmacists play a central role in medication safety activities. However, in Ethiopia, this role has been launched recently and little is known regarding the current status of this extended service.
Alemayehu B. Mekonnen +4 more
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BMC Health Services Research, 2018 Background Aged polymedicated patients are particularly vulnerable for drug-related problems. A medication review aims to optimize the medication use of patients and improve health outcomes.
J. Wuyts +6 more
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Risk factors for medication-related short-term readmissions in adults – a scoping review [PDF]
, 2023 Background Hospital readmissions due to medication-related problems occur frequently, burdening patients and caregivers emotionally and straining health care systems economically.
N. Schönenberger +3 more
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Impact of a pharmacist intervention at an intensive care rehabilitation clinic
BMJ Open Quality, 2019 Objective While disruptions in medications are common among patients who survive critical illness, there is limited information about specific medication-related problems among survivors of critical care.
Martin Shaw +9 more
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First Do No Harm: Medication-Related Problems Among Patients With Cirrhosis. [PDF]
Hepatol Commun, 2019 Aye L, Volk M.
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