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Prescribing of potentially inappropriate medications to elderly people [PDF]

Family Practice, 2004
To estimate the prevalence and predictors of medications deemed potentially inappropriate for the elderly among family physicians' patients aged 65 and older (seniors) taking multiple prescribed medications.Forty-eight randomly selected family practices in 16 towns and cities in Southern Ontario, Canada and 889 of their senior patients were recruited ...
Michelle, Howard, Lisa, Dolovich, Janusz, Kaczorowski, Connie, Sellors, John, Sellors   +4 more
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Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use among Nursing Home Residents: Medication Errors Associated with Pro re nata Medications and the Importance of Pill Burden [PDF]

Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research, 2022
Background The use of potentially inappropriate medications (PIM) has become more common among nursing home residents (NHR). This study focused on drugs initially prescribed as pro re nata (PRN) medications and pill burden in association with PIM among ...
Fatma Özge Kayhan Koçak, Emin Taşkıran, Zehra Kosuva Öztürk, Sevnaz Şahin   +3 more
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Reviewing Potentially Inappropriate Medication in Hospitalized Patients Over 65 Using Explicit Criteria: A Systematic Literature Review [PDF]

, 2021
Hesah Alshammari, Eman Al-Saeed, Zamzam Ahmed, Zoe Aslanpour Department of Clinical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Life and Medical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UKCorrespondence: Hesah Alshammari Email h.hesah-a-j-m-a ...
Aslanpour Z, Ahmed Z, Al-Saeed, Eman, Ahmed, Zamzam, Alshammari H, Alshammari, Hesah, Al-Saeed E, Aslanpour, Zoe, Eman Al-Saeed, Zamzam Ahmed, Zoe Aslanpour, Hesah Alshammari   +11 more
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Potentially inappropriate medications in elderly

Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira (English Edition), 2012
To compare PRISCUS with Beers-Fick in detecting potentially inappropriate medication (PIMs) in elderly at their first outpatient geriatric visit.Retrospective medical record analysis by PRISCUS and Beers-Fick adapted to Brazilian pharmacopoeia, comparing the finding of PIMs at the first outpatient geriatric visit by both criteria.Cases had mean age of ...
Gorzoni, Milton Luiz, Alves Fabbri, Renato Moraes, Luciano Pires, Sueli   +2 more
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The Cost of Potentially Inappropriate Medications in Nursing Homes in West Occitanie

Pharmacy, 2020
Introduction: As of 2019, people older than 65 years represent 20% of the French population. Despite several guidelines suggesting to avoid potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) use in elderly, the prevalence of their prescription remains high (25%).
Marie Caucat, Alice Zacarin, Vanessa Rousseau, Jean-Louis Montastruc, Haleh Bagheri   +4 more
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Bivariable and multivariable analysis of variables related to potentially inappropriate medication use.

, 2023
Bivariable and multivariable analysis of variables related to potentially inappropriate medication use.
Zaher Nazzal (4745445), Shayma Naghnaghia (16877474), Rowa’ AL-Ramahi (16877477), Esra’a Samara (16877471)   +3 more
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Medication administration errors for older people in long-term residential care [PDF]

, 2011
Background Older people in long-term residential care are at increased risk of medication errors. The purpose of this study was to evaluate a computerised barcode medication management system designed to improve drug administrations in residential and ...
Nelson Sara, Szczepura, Ala, Wild, Deidre, Sara Nelson, Nelson, S. (Sara), Nelson, Sara, Wilde, P, Nelson, Sarah, Szczepura Ala, Ala Szczepura, Deidre Wild, Wild Deidre, Szczepura, Ala; id_orcid   +12 more
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Prescribed medicines for elderly frail people with diabetes resident in nursing homes : issues of polypharmacy and medication costs [PDF]

, 2011
Aims To describe the numbers and costs of medications prescribed to people living with diabetes resident in nursing homes in one primary care trust in the UK. Methods A retrospective case notes review of 75 people with known diabetes who were resident in
A. Sinclair, M. Galloway, R. Gadsby, Sinclair, A., Barker, P., Galloway, Mark, Gadsby, R., Barker, Peter, Sinclair, Alan (Alan J.), P. Barker, Gadsby, Roger, Galloway, M.   +11 more
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A combination of Beers and STOPP criteria better detects potentially inappropriate medications use among older hospitalized patients with chronic diseases and polypharmacy: a multicenter cross-sectional study

BMC Geriatrics, 2023
Background Research on potentially inappropriate medications (PIM) and medication-related problems (MRP) among the Chinese population with chronic diseases and polypharmacy is insufficient. Objectives This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of PIM
Jing Tang, Ke Wang, Kun Yang, Dechun Jiang, Xianghua Fang, Su Su, Yang Lin, Shicai Chen, Hongyan Gu, Pengmei Li, Suying Yan   +10 more
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Prescribing of Potentially Inappropriate Medications for the Elderly [PDF]

Deutsches Ärzteblatt international, 2012
The PRISCUS list of potentially inappropriate medications (PIM) for the elderly was published in 2010 and is the first systematically constructed list of this type in Germany. The aim of the present study is to estimate the baseline prevalence of the prescribing of PIM, as defined by the PRISCUS list.Pseudonymized claims data from three statutory ...
Ute, Amann, Niklas, Schmedt, Edeltraut, Garbe   +2 more
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