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The association between lower urinary tract symptoms and falls: forming a theoretical model for a research agenda [PDF]
, 2017 Background: There is a well-recognised association between falls and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in older adults, with estimates of odd ratios for falls in the presence of LUTS ranging between 1.5 and 2.3. Falls and LUTS are both highly prevalent
Booth, Joanne +7 more
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PLoS ONE, 2022 Background Polypharmacy, defined as the concurrent use of ≥5 medications, increases the risk of drug-drug and drug-disease interactions as well as non-adherence to drug therapy.
Anna Vera Jørring Pallesen +3 more
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British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.Aims Graduating medical students consistently report being unprepared for the complexity of prescribing in clinical practice. Current clinical prescribing teaching and authentic assessment are limited due to patient safety concerns. We aimed to examine the educational utility of supervised preprescribing as a learning process and potential authentic ...
Kellie A. Charles +7 more
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Polypharmacy and multiple sclerosis: A population-based study
Multiple Sclerosis, 2022 Background: Little is known about polypharmacy and multiple sclerosis (MS). Objectives: To estimate polypharmacy prevalence in a population-based MS cohort and compare persons with/without polypharmacy.
A. Chertcoff +4 more
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British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.Aims Polypharmacy is common in adult patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). This study aims to quantify medication prescriptions and estimate the risk of polypharmacy over time in older adults with IBD. Methods In a nationwide cohort of adult incident IBD patients from 1 April 1996, to 31 December 2019, we examined medication prescriptions ...
Ken Lund +7 more
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Scientific Reports, 2022 Aging, polypharmacy (concurrent use of ≥ 5 medications), and functional impairment are global healthcare challenges. However, knowledge of the age/sex-specific effects of polypharmacy is limited, particularly on daily physical activities.
Trang Tran +7 more
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Polypharmacy and multimorbidity [PDF]
Journal of Prescribing Practice, 2021 Deborah Robertson provides an overview of recently published articles that may be of interest to non-medical prescribers. Should you wish to look at any of the papers in more detail, a full reference is provided
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In defence of polypharmacy [PDF]
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2004 The Greek word πολς (polus) had several meanings, such as many, mighty, and wide. The English prefix poly- usually takes the first of these meanings; polymyalgia means pain in many muscles, polyneuropathy disease of many nerves. However, πολς could also mean too much or too many. We all have many red blood cells, so polycythaemia means having too many;
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Clinical Interventions in Aging, 2022 Purpose To investigate the association between polypharmacy, anxiety, and depression among Chinese older adults. Patients and Methods The data used in this study were from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS), the 2018 wave ...
Cheng Cheng, Jie Bai
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British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.Aims The prevalence of multiple long‐term health conditions including dementia is rising globally. Managing dementia presents significant challenges for healthcare providers. Clinical pharmacists, with expertise in medication management, have emerged as valuable members of the primary care team.
Alice Burnand +13 more
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