In this continuing series of drug and therapeutics updates, Charlotte Nicholls and Mojgan
Sani explain the mode of action of antiplatelet drugs and consider the side effects that can …

Aims The aims of the present study were to assess antiplatelet drug use patterns after a first
myocardial infarction (MI) and to evaluate the determinants of antiplatelet nonpersistence …

Objectives To evaluate changes in acute health services use of Senior PharmAssist
participants. Design Retrospective analysis. Setting Community‐based, nonprofit program in …

Background With rising worldwide population aging, the number of homebound individuals
with multimorbidity is increasing. Improvement in the quality of home medical care (HMC) …

Background Previous evidence underscores the need to assess potential clinical outcomes
resulting from pharmaceutical care interventions and to monitor patient's progress to …

Background—Clopidogrel use after drug-eluting stent (DES) coronary artery implantation is
essential for the prevention of early in-stent thrombosis, but clopidogrel use among older …

Objective: To examine the effect of concomitant use of clopidogrel and PPIs in a national
sample of elderly Medicare beneficiaries (age≥ 65 years). Methods: A nested case–control …

Objective: to assess whether home-based medication review by a pharmacist for at-risk
older patients in a primary care setting can reduce hospital admissions. Design: randomised …

Aim Polypharmacy is a major problem for elderly patients in developed countries. We
investigated whether a multidisciplinary medication review using electronic medical records …

Aims Antiplatelet therapy is recommended for the secondary prevention of cardio‐and
cerebrovascular disease, but for primary prevention it is advised only in patients at very high …