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Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine: Potentially Inappropriate Medications for Older Adults? [PDF]
Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging, 2020 INTRODUCTION: Potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) for older adults cause more adverse effects than benefits. The 2019 American Geriatrics Society Beers Criteria (2019BC) considered five clinical situations as PIM use in older adults.
Milton Gorzoni
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Potentially inappropriate medications among elderly Brazilian outpatients [PDF]
São 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
Christine Grützmann Faustino +2 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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Potentially Inappropriate Medications in Hospitalized Elderly Patients with Kidney Disease [PDF]
Central Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2019 Objective: Our purpose was to use the Beers criteria to determine potentially inappropriate medications in people 65 years of age and older who were hospitalized in the Nephrology and Endocrinology Department of The Second General Hospital in Ulaanbaatar,
Ankhtuya Batsukh +10 more
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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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The Burden of Potentially Inappropriate Medications in Chronic Polypharmacy [PDF]
Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2020 We aimed to describe the burden represented by potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) in chronic polypharmacy in France. We conducted a nationwide cross-sectional study using data from the French National Insurance databases. The study period was from 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2016.
Jordan Guillot +5 more
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Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Patients with Dementia
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022 The objective of this study was to characterize the epidemiology of using potentially inappropriate medications associated with dementia exacerbation (DPIMs) in elderly outpatients with dementia. Electronic medical records were retrospectively reviewed for geriatric patients with dementia who were prescribed at least one medication in 2016 at a ...
Kyungwon Yoon +8 more
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A prospective, cross-sectional study on Prescribing Pattern of Drugs and the incidence of potentially inappropriate medications in Geriatrics Population at a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in Western India [PDF]
Asia Pacific Journal of Medical Toxicology, 2020 Background: Polypharmacy and inappropriate prescriptions are the most highlighted health issues among geriatric population, as they have multiple comorbidities.
Sneha Ambwani +4 more
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Potentially Inappropriate Medications in the Elderly [PDF]
Deutsches Ärzteblatt international, 2010 Certain drugs are classified as potentially inappropriate medications (PIM) for the elderly because they carry an increased risk of adverse drug events in this patient group. PIM lists from other countries are of limited usefulness in Germany because different drugs are on the market in each country and prescribing practices vary as well.
Stefanie, Holt +2 more
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BMC Geriatrics, 2023 Background Falls are dangerous to the health of older adults and can impact their functional status leading to frailty. The use of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) among older adults may lead to adverse health outcomes and increase the risk ...
Khalid S. AlHarkan +9 more
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