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Older patients' prescriptions screening in the community pharmacy: development of the Ghent Older People's Prescriptions community Pharmacy Screening (GheOP3S) tool [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Ageing of the population often leads to polypharmacy. Consequently, potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) becomes more frequent. Systematic screening for PIP in older patients in primary care could yield a large improvement in health ...
Boussery, Koen, Mehuys, Els, Petrovic, Mirko, Somers, Annemie, Tommelein, Eline, van der Cammen, Tischa   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

HOSPITALIZED AFTER A FALL: EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF INPATIENT GERIATRIC POLYPHARMACY REVIEW AND DEPRESCRIBING [PDF]

, 2023
Pratima Gangupantula, Alissa Cooney
openalex   +1 more source

Drug poisonings following bariatric surgery: Case series report

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Bariatric surgery alters gastrointestinal anatomy and physiology, which likely impacts upon oral medication absorption. Drug‐ and alcohol‐related deaths in this population are being increasingly reported; however, toxicological detail is lacking. Using data reported to the National Programme on Substance Use Mortality, we identified 18 deaths in people
Eman Mshari, Fannie LaJeunesse‐Trempe, Stephen Morley, Caroline Copeland   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Medication use patterns and polypharmacy among elderly in Iran: a cross-sectional study using national health insurance claims data

BMJ Open
Objectives Polypharmacy, defined as the concurrent use of multiple medications, is a growing concern among the elderly, especially in low-income and middle-income countries such as Iran.
Sepehr Khosravi, Mohammad Reza Amini, Mohammad-Reza Malekpour, Zahra Shahali, Seyed Mohammad-Navid Ataei, Ali Golestani, Ozra Tabatabaei-Malazy, Mahbube Ebrahimpur, Fatemeh Sadat Mirzadeh, Mohammad Effatpanah   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clinical pharmacology and prescribing education: An updated medical school curriculum from the British Pharmacological Society

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims Prescribing is a complex, essential skill that doctors must acquire to practice medicine safely and effectively. The British Pharmacological Society has historically provided a core curriculum to guide clinical pharmacology and prescribing education in UK medical schools.
Dagan O. Lonsdale, Clare Guilding, Jennifer Koenig, Michael Okorie, Reecha Sofat, Simon Maxwell   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Polypharmacy and Malnutrition Management of Elderly Perioperative Patients with Cancer: A Systematic Review [PDF]

, 2021
Eiji Kose, Hidetaka Wakabayashi, Nobuhiro Yasuno   +2 more
openalex   +1 more source

Prevalence and impact of prescribing cascades in community‐dwelling adults: Longitudinal analysis of the Irish longitudinal study on ageing (TILDA)

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Prescribing cascades occur when medication is prescribed to prevent/treat the adverse effects of another medication and may be intentional/unintentional. This study examines the prevalence of nine prescribing cascades (ThinkCascades) in The Irish Longitudinal StuDy on Ageing (TILDA).
Ann Sinéad Doherty, Rose Anne Kenny, Frank Moriarty, Fiona Boland, Barbara Clyne, Tom Fahey, Denis O' Mahony, Emma Wallace   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Polypharmacy.

, 2018
The improvement topic series is a set of briefing papers about areas of quality and safety which general practice clusters could usefully focus improvement activity on. They summarise research, guideline and other evidence about areas of care which can be improved, and improvement methods and interventions. Multimorbidity and inappropriate polypharmacy
Stewart, Derek, Binnie, Marion, Mair, Alpana   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Trust first, concerns second: An international vignette study of older adults' preferences towards deprescribing statins

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study investigated the attitudes and beliefs of older adults towards deprescribing statins in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, using an online, vignette‐based study. Presented with a hypothetical scenario in which a general practitioner advised stopping simvastatin, participants rated their level of agreement and ...
Sarah E. Vordenberg, Noelia Dulo, Carissa Bonner, Eliza Ferguson, Vincent D. Marshall, Kristie Rebecca Weir   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Polypharmacy and specific comorbidities in university primary care settings. [PDF]

, 2016
Polypharmacy is associated with adverse events and multimorbidity, but data are limited on its association with specific comorbidities in primary care settings.
Aubert, C.E., Aujesky, D., Bauer, D., Collet, T.H., Cornuz, J., Da Costa, B.R., Gaspoz, J.M., Rodondi, N., Streit, S.   +8 more
core   +2 more sources