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 …

Fatigue is a multifactorial symptom that is commonly faced by patients with cancer, chronic
disease, and other serious illnesses. Fatigue causes suffering across biopsychosocial …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Making sense of polycystic kidney disease. - Abstract - Europe PMC Sign in | Create an
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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 …

Abstract Objective: The EudraVigilance Pharmacovigilance system classifies the
seriousness of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) based on the requirement of hospital care. To …

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 …