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Health care system costs related to potentially inappropriate medication use involving opioids in older adults in Canada [PDF]
BMC Health Services Research, 2023 Background Older adults are at risk of potentially inappropriate medication use given polypharmacy, multimorbidity, and age-related changes, which contribute to the growing burden associated with opioid use.
Carina D’Aiuto +5 more
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Current Therapeutic Research, 2022 : Background: Portugal has among the highest rates of dependency among older adults in Europe. Older adults with aging-related comorbidities are prone to the use of potentially inappropriate medication (PIM).
Daniela A. Rodrigues, MSc +7 more
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Prevalence of Potentially Inappropriate Medication use in older drivers [PDF]
BMC Geriatrics, 2019 Background Potentially Inappropriate Medication (PIM) use has been studied in a variety of older adult populations across the world. We sought to examine the prevalence and correlates of PIM use in older drivers.
Guohua Li +15 more
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Data-Driven Assessment of Potentially Inappropriate Medication in the Elderly [PDF]
, 2018 Friedrichs M, Shoshi A, Kleine M. Data-Driven Assessment of Potentially Inappropriate Medication in the Elderly. In: German Medical Data Sciences. A Learning Healthcare System. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics. Vol 253. Amsterdam: IOS Press;
Friedrichs, Marcel ; https://orcid.org/ +2 more
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Potentially inappropriate medication and attitudes of older adults towards deprescribing. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2020 IntroductionMultimorbidity and polypharmacy are current challenges when caring for the older population. Both have led to an increase of potentially inappropriate medication (PIM), illustrating the need to assess patients' attitudes towards deprescribing.
Alexandra B Achterhof +8 more
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Potentially inappropriate medication use: the Beers' Criteria used among older adults with depressive symptoms [PDF]
Journal of Primary Health Care, 2013 INTRODUCTION: The ageing population means prescribing for chronic illnesses in older people is expected to rise. Comorbidities and compromised organ function may complicate prescribing and increase medication-related risks.
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BMC Geriatrics, 2018 Background Oldest-old persons frequently receive potentially inappropriate medication. Medication use takes place under the patients’ informal caregivers’ influence.
Nadine Janis Pohontsch +8 more
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Clinical Interventions in Aging, 2017 Rony Zeenny, Samira Wakim, Yara-Mary Kuyumjian Department of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon Background: Potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) should be avoided by the aged population. The aim
Zeenny R, Wakim S, Kuyumjian YM
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Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in the Elderly [PDF]
Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement, 2021 AbstractIt is estimated that approximately half of adults, older than 65 years of age, have been prescribed potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs). This study’s objective was to determine the prevalence of PIM use among older patients. Two retrospective chart reviews were performed on 200 and 164 older patients who underwent comprehensive ...
Lesley Charles +5 more
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Potentially inappropriate medications among older adults in Pelotas, Southern Brazil
Revista de Saúde Pública, 2017 OBJECTIVE To assess the use of potentially inappropriate medications among older adults. METHODS This is a population-based cross-sectional study with 1,451 older individuals aged 60 years or more in the city of Pelotas, State of Rio Grande do Sul ...
Bárbara Heather Lutz +2 more
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