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Underuse of indicated medications in elderly [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Introduction: Treatment omissions are very important to value the quality of pharmacological therapy. In fact, suboptimal prescribing has been defined as overuse (polypharmacy), inappropriate prescribing (drug whose risks are greater than the benefits ...
Ariza-Zafra, Gabriel   +5 more
core  

A scoping review of disease‐modifying antirheumatic drug nonadherence in rheumatoid arthritis: Measurement, prevalence and implications for clinical practice

open access: yesBritish Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims Adherence to disease‐modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) has been associated with improved treatment outcomes, but how adherence is reported ranges between studies. We therefore aimed to determine how nonadherence to DMARDs used to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been measured and to report the nonadherence rate with each measure identified.
Lauren Fraser   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Antidiabetic Medications and Polypharmacy [PDF]

open access: yesClinics in Geriatric Medicine, 2015
Polypharmacy, or the use of multiple medications, is a serious concern for providers who care for older adults, as polypharmacy is associated with medication nonadherence, drug-drug interactions, drug-disease interactions, and adverse drug events. Multiple medications, high chronic disease burden, and age-related physiologic changes make management of ...
Emily P. Peron   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Guidelines in the era of realistic medicine [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
No abstract ...
James, R., Kinsella, J.
core   +1 more source

Prescription use of acetaminophen among pregnant women in Denmark from 2000 to 2023: A drug utilization study

open access: yesBritish Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims The aim of this study was to describe prescription use of acetaminophen, a widely used analgesic and antipyretic generally considered safe during pregnancy, among pregnant women from 2000 to 2023 in Denmark with special attention towards variations following the change in over‐the‐counter (OTC) availability in 2013.
Erika B. Gram   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Utilization of Psychotropic Medications and Polypharmacy Among Adults in Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia

open access: yesIndonesian Journal of Pharmacy, 2020
Globally, there has been a surge in the prevalence of mental health disorders, not excluding Saudi Arabia. The availability of newer psychotropic medications has led to increased prescribing and polypharmacy. In Saudi Arabia, exploration of the knowledge
Abdulkarim M. Meraya   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Social Determinants of Polypharmacy in First Generation Mexican Immigrants in the United States [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Travel Medicine and Global Health, 2019
Introduction: Socioeconomic status (SES) indicators are among the main social determinants of health and illness. Less, however, is known about the role of SES in the epidemiology of polypharmacy in immigrant Latino Americans living in the United States.
Shervin Assari   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Concurrent use of prescription drugs and herbal medicinal products in older adults: A systematic review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction ...
A Cherubini   +65 more
core   +2 more sources

Recent Advances in Isatin–Thiazole Hybrids: Synthesis, Structural Design, and Biological Application

open access: yesChemistry &Biodiversity, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Isatin–thiazole hybrids are considered privileged chemical scaffolds due to their broad spectrum of pharmacological properties, making them attractive candidates for drug development. As a result, isatin–thiazole derivatives have emerged as a prominent class of hybrid heterocycles and have been the focus of extensive research in recent years ...
Isadora M. G. Andrade   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The epidemiology of polypharmacy in older adults: register-based prospective cohort study

open access: yesClinical Epidemiology, 2018
Lucas Morin,1 Kristina Johnell,1 Marie-Laure Laroche,2,3 Johan Fastbom,1 Jonas W Wastesson1 1Aging Research Center, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; 2University Hospital of Limoges, Service de Pharmacologie, Toxicologie et Pharmacovigilance ...
Morin L   +4 more
doaj  

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