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A tool for screening potentially inappropriate prescribing in Chinese children
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022 Background: More than half of adverse drug events in pediatric patients are avoidable and blocking medication errors at the prescribing stage might be one of the most effective preventive measures.Objective: To form a tool (a series of criteria) for ...
Siyu Li +25 more
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, 2020 Objective To analyze the frequency of use of potentially inappropriate medication prescribed to elderly at hospital discharge from a public hospital, considering the Brazilian Consensus on Potentially Inappropriate Medication for Elderly, and to ...
Adriano Max Moreira Reis (4827153) +2 more
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Potentially inappropriate medications in the elderly: a comprehensive protocol
European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2012 Elderly patients are at increased risk of drug-related morbidity and mortality. Avoiding the use of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) is one of the strategies that has been widely adopted to reduce the harmful consequences of drug use. There are several PIM screening tools available.
Mimica Matanović, Suzana +1 more
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Potentially inappropriate medication use in hospitalized elderly patients
Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira, 2022 This study aimed to assess the prevalence of potentially inappropriate medication prescription in hospitalized elderly patients according to the 2019 American Geriatrics Society Beers Criteria.This study is a prospective analysis of electronic medical records of elderly patients admitted to the Department of Medicine, Hospital Central da Irmandade da ...
Regina Maria Alexandre Fernandes de Oliveira +2 more
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POTENTIALLY INAPPROPRIATE MEDICATION USE IN OLDER ADULTS: PREVALENCE AND PHYSICIAN KNOWLEDGE
, 2021 OBJECTIVE: To analyze the frequency, profile, and additional variables associated with the prescription of potentially inappropriate medications (PIM) to older adults in primary care, and evaluate physicians' knowledge about these medications. METHODS: A
Mariana Axer Vieira Pinto +15 more
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Geriatric Care, 2021 People above 65 years of age would amount to 10.7% of total population of India by 2021. India has acquired the label of ‘an ageing nation’ with 7.7% of its population being more than 60 years old.
Sweta Nariya +2 more
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Initiation of Psychotropic Medication after Partner Bereavement: A Matched Cohort Study [PDF]
, 2013 Background Recent changes to diagnostic criteria for depression in DSM-5 remove the bereavement exclusion, allowing earlier diagnosis following bereavement.
Harris, T +23 more
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, 2023 We propose a scoping review focused on assessing gender and gender-related sociocultural variables as it pertains to potentially inappropriate medication prescribing in older ...
Joelle Li
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Potentially inappropriate medications among elderly Brazilian outpatients [PDF]
Sao Paulo Medical Journal, 2013 CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVESIn Brazil, few studies have investigated the prevalence of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) among elderly outpatients. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of PIMs prescribed for elderly outpatients, identify the PIMs most commonly involved, and investigate whether age, sex and number of medications are related
Faustino, Christine Grützmann +2 more
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Potentially inappropriate medication use among community-residing elderly Canadians. [PDF]
, 1998 This study is a two-part study of day-hospital patients and NPHS data. Objectives. To determine the prevalence of potentially inappropriate medication use among the elderly; to examine the relationships between selected variables and this outcome; to ...
Turcotte, Katherine Elizabeth.
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