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Appropriate and Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Decompensated Cirrhosis
Hepatology, 2021Background and Aims Patients with decompensated cirrhosis are prescribed numerous medications. Data are limited as to whether patients are receiving medications they need and avoiding those they do not. We examined a large national claims database (2010‐2015) to characterize the complete medication profile as well as the ...
Mary J. Thomson +2 more
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Potentially inappropriate medication prescribing by nurse practitioners and physicians
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2021Abstract Background Potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) use is a risk factor for hospitalization and mortality. However, there were few studies focusing on the impact of provider type on PIM use.
Lin‐Na Chou +3 more
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Potentially inappropriate medications in hospitalized senior patients
American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 2006Patient safety has become a high priority for hospitals, various national health care advocacy organizations, and health care-accrediting bodies. Suggestions for handling medical errors proposed in 1999 offer guidelines from the Institute of Medicine for a safer health system.[1][1] “With ...
Mary Ellen, Bonk +3 more
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Potentially Inappropriate Medication Prescription in Elderly Outpatients
Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Medical and Health Informatics 2017, 2017Potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) is defined as medication which may result in higher than expected risk when used by elderly patients. Its risk of occurrence may be increased through the effects of drug interactions, adverse drug reactions (ADR), adverse drug effects (ADE), and so on. At the commencement of this study, we hypothesized that: 1.
Tzu-Chueh Wang +5 more
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Potentially Inappropriate Medications are Associated With Geriatric Trauma Recidivism
Journal of Surgical Research, 2023The American Geriatric Society has identified polypharmacy and categories of potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) that should be avoided in the elderly. These medications can potentially cause an increased risk of falls and traumatic events.We conducted a retrospective study on elderly patients with traumatic injuries at a Level 1 trauma center ...
Adam Sigal +8 more
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Considering pharmacoequity when deprescribing potentially inappropriate medications
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2023This editorial comments on the article by Niznik et al . in this issue.
Caroline E, Sloan, Anna, Hung
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Potentially Inappropriate Medications in Older Adults
Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 2016The 2 most widely used explicit criteria regarding inappropriate medication use in older adults are the American Geriatrics Society’s Beers Criteria and the Screening Tool of Older People’s Prescriptions/Screening Tool to Alert to Right Treatment (STOPP/START). Both documents were updated recently.
Hedva, Barenholtz Levy +1 more
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Digestive Diseases, 2020
<b><i>Introduction:</i></b> Constipation is a very common functional gastrointestinal disorder in the general population and can be primary or secondary. <b><i>Objective:</i></b> The aim of this study was to estimate the anticholinergic burden of prescribed drugs in a population diagnosed with ...
Luis Fernando, Valladales-Restrepo +2 more
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<b><i>Introduction:</i></b> Constipation is a very common functional gastrointestinal disorder in the general population and can be primary or secondary. <b><i>Objective:</i></b> The aim of this study was to estimate the anticholinergic burden of prescribed drugs in a population diagnosed with ...
Luis Fernando, Valladales-Restrepo +2 more
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Medical Futility and Potentially Inappropriate Treatment
2015This article provides a historical, ethical, and conceptual review of medical futility disputes in the intensive care unit (ICU). Particular emphasis is placed on the role that physician power plays in these disputes. Specifically, the article analyzes the circumstances and arguments proposed to justify when physicians may stop life-sustaining ...
Douglas White, Thaddeus Pope
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Combating Polypharmacy Through Deprescribing Potentially Inappropriate Medications
Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 2019Polypharmacy , defined as the use of five or more medications, is becoming increasingly prevalent in older adults throughout the United States. Depre-scribing, along with the use of existing tools, such as the American Geriatrics Society Beers Criteria, can help guide health care providers in reducing the risks associated with ...
Joshua, Chou +2 more
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