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Insights Into Patient‐Level Exposure to Actionable Pharmacogenomic Medications in Australia Using a New National Pharmacogenomic Guideline

Clinical Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
This study assessed the use of 35 pharmacogenomic (PGx) medications listed in the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA) guideline, estimated the potential costs of subsidizing PGx testing in Australia, and predicted related prescribing changes.
Bella D. Ianni, Chin Hang Yiu, Mohammad A. Ali, Christine Y. Lu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Polypharmacy in primary care: A population-based retrospective cohort study of electronic health records.

PLoS ONE
BackgroundPolypharmacy, prescription of multiple medications to a patient, is a major challenge for health systems. There have been no peer-reviewed studies of polypharmacy prevalence and medication cost at a population level in England.AimsTo determine ...
Thomas Woodcock, Derryn Lovett, Gloria Ihenetu, Vesselin Novov, Thomas Beaney, Keivan Armani, Angela Quilley, Azeem Majeed, Paul Aylin   +8 more
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Preva Lence Of Quantitative And Qualitative Polypharmacy In Older Adults With Alzheimer Dementia [PDF]

Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging
BACKGROUND: Polypharmacy can be defined quantitatively or qualitatively. One of the concepts underlying the quantitative definition of polypharmacy is the use of two or more medications.
Patrícia Medeiros de Souza, Liana Tieko Evangelista Kusano, Leopoldo Luiz dos Santos Neto   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prescription and Other Medication Use in Pregnancy [PDF]

, 2018
OBJECTIVE: To characterize prescription and other medication use in a geographically and ethnically diverse cohort of women in their first pregnancy.
Caritis, Steve N., Chung, Judith, Dang, Danny T., Elovitz, Michal A., Esplin, M. Sean, Grobman, William A., Haas, David M., Hoffman, Matthew K., Iams, Jay D., Marsh, Derek J., Mercer, Brian M., Parker, Corette B., Parry, Samuel, Peaceman, Alan M., Reddy, Uma M., Saade, George R., Silver, Robert M., Simhan, Hyagriv N., Wapner, Ronald J., Wing, Deborah A.   +19 more
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The Feasibility and Quality of the European Prescribing Exam: An International Multicenter Pilot Study Among 3109 Medical Students From 16 Medical Schools

Clinical Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
The WHO Global Patient Safety Challenge “Medication Without Harm” emphasizes the need to improve doctors' prescribing competence. Junior doctors are particularly at risk of prescribing errors due to inadequate training. To address this, the European Prescribing Exam was developed to standardize and improve clinical pharmacology and therapeutics (CPT ...
Erik M. Donker, Joost D. Piët, David J. Brinkman, Milan C. Richir, Paraskevi Papaioannidou, Robert Likic, Emilio J. Sanz, Thierry Christiaens, João N. Costa, Fabrizio De Ponti, Ylva Böttiger, Cornelis Kramers, Michiel A. van Agtmael, Jelle Tichelaar, on behalf of the Erasmus+ consortium EuroPE+ and the EACPT Education Working Group, Emilio Sanz, Carla Sans, Ellen van Leeuwen, Haithem Chtioui, Joao Costa, Jitka Rychlickova, Lorena Dima, Romaldas Maciulaitis, Marc Labriffe, Bogdan Tamba, Michiel van Agtmael, Erik Donker   +26 more
wiley   +1 more source

Polypharmacy and risk of mortality among patients with heart failure following hospitalization: a nested case–control study

Scientific Reports, 2022
Heart failure (HF) is associated with morbidity, rehospitalization and polypharmacy. The incidence rate of mortality in HF patients with polypharmacy is poorly studied.
Sylvie Perreault, Mireille E. Schnitzer, Eliane Disso, Jakub Qazi, Laurie-Anne Boivin-Proulx, Marc Dorais   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Underuse of indicated medications in elderly [PDF]

, 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, Bellido-Estevez, Inmaculada, Blanco-Reina, Encarnacion, Medina-Cáliz, Inmaculada, Márquez, Elisa I., Ocaña-Riola, Ricardo   +5 more
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Cross-cultural validation and psychometric evaluation of the Self-Medication Assessment Tool (SMAT) for assessing and optimizing medication therapy management of older people [PDF]

, 2018
Background, rationale and objectives: The assessment of medication management ability in the elderly can be performed using specific tools, such as the Self-Medication Assessment Tool, which considers real and simulated regimens.
Advinha, Ana Margarida, de Barros, Carla Teixeria, de Oliveira-Martins, Sofia, Guerreiro, Maria Pereira, Lopes, Manuel José, Nunes, Carla   +5 more
core   +1 more source

The Prevalence and Implications of Polypharmacy in Individuals With Type 1 Diabetes

Clinical Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
Polypharmacy is increasingly recognized as a relevant issue in diabetes care, but its prevalence and clinical relevance in individuals with type 1 diabetes remain underexplored. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of polypharmacy and to identify associated clinical and psychological factors. Participants were recruited from a tertiary diabetes
Namam Ali, Stephan van Erp, Cornelis Kramers, Cornelis J. Tack, Bastiaan E. de Galan   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Influences of Body Composition, Multimorbidity and Polypharmacy on Physical Mobility of Older Adults

, 2016
Background and Purpose: The prevalence of falls, and the resulting injuries and complications reflect a key concern in the older adult population. An increased risk of falls is highly correlated with decreases in physical mobility and related functions ...
Chen, Chieh, Sestini, Linna, Wilde, Rachel   +2 more
core   +1 more source