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Inappropriate Medication Use in Hospitalized Patients Diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease

Pharmacy, 2018
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the rate at which potentially inappropriate medications were administered for patients diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD).
Nicholas Cox, Jessica M. Louie, Benson H. Sederholm   +2 more
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Polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medication use in older Indian patients with cancer: A prospective observational study

Cancer Research, Statistics, and Treatment, 2021
Background: Polypharmacy and the use of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) are important issues in older patients with cancer. Objectives: We aimed to study the prevalence of polypharmacy, and the use of PIMs, including the peri-chemotherapy ...
Vanita Noronha, Anant Ramaswamy, Shreya Chandrashekhar Gattani, Renita Castelino, Manjunath Nookala Krishnamurthy, Nandini Menon, Vijay M Patil, Vikram S Gota, Shripad Banavali, Kumar Prabhash   +9 more
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Characteristics of the three sets of explicit criteria and their performance in detecting potentially inappropriate medications.

, 2014
*Statements are those for potentially inappropriate medications without considering drug-disease or drug-syndrome interactions.
Shu-Yu Yang (419822), Hsing-Cheng Liu (438957), Ding-Cheng Chan (549939), Hsiu-Ying Hsu (549938), Shinn-Jang Hwang (407534), Ru-Shu Wu (549937), Hsiu-Yun Lai (549936), Chirn-Bin Chang (549935)   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Potentially Inappropriate Medication Prescribing in Older Adults According to EU(7)-Potentially Inappropriate Medication List: A Nationwide Study in Portugal

Current Therapeutic Research, 2022
Portugal has among the highest rates of dependency among older adults in Europe. Older adults with aging-related comorbidities are prone to the use of potentially inappropriate medication (PIM).The aim of this study was to analyze PIM prescriptions in older Portuguese adults, as well as the change rate of PIM prescriptions over time, and assess the ...
Daniela A. Rodrigues, Ana I. Plácido, Ana Bárbara Tavares, Daniela Azevedo, Ramona Mateos-Campos, Adolfo Figueiras, Maria Teresa Herdeiro, Fátima Roque   +7 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Chronobiology of Cancer: How Aging Fuels Oncogenesis at the Molecular Level

Aging and Cancer, EarlyView.
This graphical abstract illustrates the key biological pathways linking aging with cancer development and progression. In the upper left, cumulative exposure to ultraviolet radiation, toxins, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) causes DNA damage and genomic instability, whereas age‐related decline in repair mechanisms, such as ATM/ATR, BER, and NER ...
Anu Singh, Aroonima Misra, Sufian Zaheer
wiley   +1 more source

Potentially inappropriate medication on communitydwelling older adults: Longitudinal analysis using the International Mobility in Aging Study

Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud
Introduction. Medications are a fundamental part of the treatment of multiple pathologies. However, despite their benefits, some are considered potentially inappropriate medications for older people given their safety profile.
Edison Pineda, Alejandra Fernández, Carmen Lucía Curcio, Juliana Fernandes de Souza, Afshin Vafaei, José Fernando Gómez   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Characterizing tramadol users with potentially inappropriate co-medications: A latent class analysis among older adults.

, 2021
BackgroundAlthough tramadol is an effective weak opioid analgesic, careful monitoring of potential central nervous system adverse reactions in older adults is needed, especially when used with concomitant medications which may trigger the adverse effects.
Bo Ram Yang, Myo Song Kim, Hye-Yeon Um, Min Taek Lee, Sun-Young Jung   +4 more
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Upper Cervical Cord Area as a Biomarker of Conversion to Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This study assessed whether upper cervical cord area (UCCA) measured on routine brain MRI can serve as a biomarker of conversion to SPMS. Methods This is a single‐center retrospective cohort study of RRMS patients with cross‐sectional and longitudinal analyses of clinical and MRI data. Future SPMS converters were matched by age, sex,
Nabil K. El Ayoubi, Sola Al Ghazal, Salem Hannoun, Medhat A. Siddik, Nour M. Najjar, Jim Dagher, Joseph Abboud, Myriam G. Semaan, Samia J. Khoury   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source

Potentially inappropriate medications and potential prescribing omissions. Identification and relevance.

Galicia Clínica, 2020
Introduction: Europe presents 19% of the population aged 65 or over (elderly), who are especially susceptible to inadequate prescriptions (potentially inappropriate medications (PIM) and potential prescribing omissions (PPO)), identified by the STOPP and
Soraia Azevedo, Rosana Maia, Emília Guerreiro   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source