Prescribing cascade is defined as the situation in which a first drug administered to a patient
causes adverse event signs and symptoms, that are misinterpreted as a new condition …

ObjectiveDementia is a progressive illness with a complex biopsychosocial constellation of
symptoms faced by millions of individuals and families worldwide. Palliative care teams …

Introduction: Combined antiretroviral therapy has transformed HIV infection into a chronic
disease thus people living with HIV (PLWH) live longer. As a result, the management of HIV …

Le risque iatrogène médicamenteux dans la population est un réel problème de santé
publique. Sa réalité a été appréciée et confirmée par les études épidémiologiques comme …

Purpose In recent decades, the life expectancy of HIV-infected patients has increased
considerably, to the extent that the disease can now be considered chronic. In this context of …

Objectives To explore the association between the number of physicians providing care and
anticholinergic drug burden in older persons newly initiated on cholinesterase inhibitor …

Objective Older patients are likely to have higher disease complexity and more drug
prescriptions of which are associated with a higher incidence of adverse drug reactions …

Polypharmacy—the use of more medications than are clinically indicated—is a problem that
affects many older adults. Adults aged 65 years and older make up approximately 13% of …

Background Polymedicated older patients are at greater risk of suffering from adverse
events. For this reason, the detection of both inappropriate polypharmacy and polypharmacy …

Falls are common in the elderly and contribute to morbidity and mortality. Elderly people are
often on a variety of medications as well, and this suggests a causative relation between use …