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Potentially inappropriate medications according to PRISCUS list and FORTA (Fit fOR The Aged) classification in geriatric psychiatry: a cross-sectional study

Journal of Neural Transmission, 2022
AbstractAdverse drug reactions (ADRs) constitute a frequent cause of hospitalization in older people. The risk of ADRs is increased by the prescription of potentially inappropriate medications for older people (PIMs). The PRISCUS list and the FORTA classification represent established tools to detect PIMs.
Martin Schulze Westhoff, Adrian Groh, Sebastian Schröder, Phileas Johannes Proskynitopoulos, Kirsten Jahn, Martin Klietz, Benjamin Krichevsky, Dirk O. Stichtenoth, Felix Wedegärtner, Stefan Bleich, Helge Frieling, Johannes Heck   +11 more
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Assessing potentially inappropriate medication use among older adults in Central and Eastern Europe

Annals of Medicine
Objective The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) use and its associated risk factors in community-dwelling older adults from five Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries.Materials and ...
Jovana Brkic, Jindra Reissigova, Betul Okuyan, Maja Ortner Hadziabdic, Valentina Marinkovic, Annemie Somers, Graziano Onder, Sofija Sesto, Oznur Altiparmak, Ingrid Kummer, Margita Drzaic, Daniela Fialova   +11 more
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Prevalence of potentially inappropriate medication use in older population: comparison of the Finnish Meds75+ database with eight published criteria

BMC Geriatrics, 2023
Background There are several national and international criteria available for identifying potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) for older people. The prevalence of PIM use may vary depending on the criteria used.
Jasmin Paulamäki, Johanna Jyrkkä, Virva Hyttinen, Esa Jämsen   +3 more
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Assessment of Potentially Inappropriate Medications Using the EU (7)-PIM List, in a Sample of Portuguese Older Adults’ Residents in Nursing Homes

Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, 2022
Prescription of potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) in older adults is associated with poor clinical outcomes. The EU (7)-PIM list was created for the European market to improve pharmacotherapy in older adults.This work aims to characterize the medication profile and assess the presence of PIM, using the EU (7)-PIM list in older adults ...
Ana Isabel Plácido, Ana Aguiar, María Piñeiro-Lamas, Fabiana Varallo, Adolfo Figueiras, Maria Teresa Herdeiro, Fátima Roque   +6 more
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Assessment tool for potentially inappropriate medication use in the elderly: a scoping review protocol

Revista de Ciências Farmacêuticas Básica e Aplicada, 2020
Potentially Inappropriate Medication for the elderly (PIM) are drugs in which the safety risks may exceed the benefits, especially when there are safer alternatives.
Geovana Schiavo, Marcela Forgerini, Rosa Camila Lucchetta, Patricia de Carvalho Mastroianni   +3 more
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Are Lists of Potentially Inappropriate Medications Associated with Hospital Readmissions? A Systematic Review

Drugs & Aging
Suboptimal prescribing, including the prescription of potentially inappropriate medications (PIM), is frequent in patients aged 65 years and older. PIMs are associated with adverse drug events, which may lead to hospital admissions and readmissions for the most serious cases.
Schwab, Camille, Clementz, Alice, Dechartres, Agnès, Fernandez, Christine, Hindlet, Patrick   +4 more
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Using published criteria to develop a list of potentially inappropriate medications for elderly patients in Taiwan

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 2012
ABSTRACTBackgroundExplicit criteria for potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) developed from other regions were often difficult to apply to a specific territory without significant modifications.PurposeTo describe a process of developing a country‐specific explicit PIM criteria from quality review of several published PIM criteria, followed by ...
Chirn-Bin, Chang, Shu-Yu, Yang, Hsiu-Yun, Lai, Ru-Shu, Wu, Hsing-Cheng, Liu, Hsiu-Ying, Hsu, Shinn-Jang, Hwang, Ding-Cheng, Chan   +7 more
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Evidence‐Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Pediatric Febrile Neutropenia: Resource‐Sensitive Recommendations for the Asian Continent

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Febrile neutropenia (FN) is a frequent and serious complication in children receiving cancer therapy. Standardizing FN management across Asia is challenging due to variable healthcare infrastructure, diagnostic capacity, and infection patterns; however, it could improve resource use and patient outcomes.
Joliza Patricia Cañeba, Shweta Bansal, Tea Reljic, Allyne Montecillo‐Aguelo, Hamidah Alias, Farrah Amaranto, Maria Stella Aquino‐Calingasan, Bambang Ardianto, Eggi Arguni, Sally Blair, Thi Tam Dang, Maria Beatriz Gepte, Samanmalee Gunasekara, Andini Handayani, Miriam Kimpo, Catherine G. Lam, Nawachai Lertvivatpong, Sergio Licona, Ana Loseo, Ratha Mlis, Vivian Moreno Berrio, Nguyen Hoai Anh, Anna Lisa Ong‐Lim, Ha Thu Pham, Krishna Sagar Sharma, Bun Sereyleak, Sally Jane G. Velasco‐Aro, Su Yadana, Ambuj Kumar, Sheena Mukkada   +29 more
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Safety of Daprodustat for the Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease Anemia: Final Analysis of a Multicenter Postmarketing Surveillance Study in Japan

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction This final analysis of a multicenter, prospective postmarketing surveillance study evaluated the safety of daprodustat in patients with chronic kidney disease anemia in routine clinical practice in Japan. Methods Patients who initiated daprodustat between September 2020 and July 2022 were registered.
Tadao Akizawa, Kyomi Kanaya, Kiyomi Aizawa, Masanori Onoki, Hirofumi Ozeki, Kazuko Suzuki, Ai Hayashi, Tomohiko Asamura   +7 more
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Impact of Age on the Diagnostic Yield of Routine EEG in People With Childhood or Juvenile Absence Epilepsy: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background We aimed to identify the proportion of individuals with a confirmed diagnosis of childhood absence epilepsy (CAE) or juvenile absence epilepsy (JAE) who show a negative routine EEG (rEEG), and to determine the main factors associated with this finding.
Francesco Fortunato, Alessia Giugno, Miriam Sturniolo, Enrico Fratto, Pio Zoleo, Francesca Felicia Operto, Ilaria Sammarra, Antonio Gambardella   +7 more
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