Drug therapy and the older person: role of the pharmacist
MJ Denham, NL Barnett - Drug safety, 1998 - Springer
Older people in the UK receive a disproportionate amount of medication. They comprise
18% of the population but receive 45% of all prescription items. Not surprisingly they …
18% of the population but receive 45% of all prescription items. Not surprisingly they …
Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Diagnosing, Categorizing, and Addressing Fatigue
GA Robbins-Welty, D Chammas… - Journal of Palliative …, 2024 - liebertpub.com
Fatigue is a multifactorial symptom that is commonly faced by patients with cancer, chronic
disease, and other serious illnesses. Fatigue causes suffering across biopsychosocial …
disease, and other serious illnesses. Fatigue causes suffering across biopsychosocial …
Pharmacologic issues in geriatric emergency medicine
MP Blanda - Emergency Medicine Clinics, 2006 - emed.theclinics.com
The geriatric emergency care model emphasizes older emergency patients be considered a
special population, analogous to pediatric patients [1]. This concept is especially relevant to …
special population, analogous to pediatric patients [1]. This concept is especially relevant to …
Use of medications on the elderly
AL Tamez Peña, HE Tamez Pérez… - Medicina …, 2014 - eprints.uanl.mx
The elderly constitute a growing world population group, with more than 200 million people
over 60 years of age. This fact has increased the detection of chronic-degenerative …
over 60 years of age. This fact has increased the detection of chronic-degenerative …
Physicians' medication prescribing in primary care in Riyadh city, Saudi Arabia. Literature review, part 3: prescribing errors
NA Qureshi, Y Neyaz, T Khoja, MA Magzoub… - … Health Journal, 17 (2) …, 2011 - apps.who.int
Medication errors are globally huge in magnitude and associated with high morbidity and
mortality together with high costs and legal problems. Medication errors are caused by …
mortality together with high costs and legal problems. Medication errors are caused by …
Adverse drug reactions in patients with gastroenterological diseases: does age increase the risk?
H Dormann, S Krebs, U Muth‐Selbach… - Alimentary …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Background: It has been claimed that the risk of adverse drug reactions increases with age.
However, only limited data exist for disease‐group specific risks and none for patients with …
However, only limited data exist for disease‐group specific risks and none for patients with …
Making sense of polycystic kidney disease.
ACM Ong - Lancet (London, England), 2017 - europepmc.org
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Prescribing cascades
SA Sternberg, JH Gurwitz, PA Rochon - Optimizing Pharmacotherapy in …, 2023 - Springer
Prescribing cascades occur when a drug is prescribed to counteract the side-effects of
another drug. Cascades may be intentional and appropriate as when laxatives are …
another drug. Cascades may be intentional and appropriate as when laxatives are …
Are non-serious adverse reactions to psychiatric drugs really non-serious?
M Pozzi, S Bertella, D Cattaneo, M Molteni… - Journal of Child and …, 2013 - liebertpub.com
Abstract Objective: The EudraVigilance Pharmacovigilance system classifies the
seriousness of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) based on the requirement of hospital care. To …
seriousness of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) based on the requirement of hospital care. To …
老年人多重用药问题思考及老年人用药策略建议.
刘俊含, 施红, 奚桓 - Chinese Journal of Clinical Healthcare, 2018 - search.ebscohost.com
人口老龄化给现行的医疗流程和体系带来了新的挑战. 老年人普遍存在的多种疾病共存和多重
用药问题, 降低了患者对治疗的依从性, 不仅药物不良反应增加, 同时医保费用超支 …
用药问题, 降低了患者对治疗的依从性, 不仅药物不良反应增加, 同时医保费用超支 …