Abstract Purpose Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) represent a common and potentially
preventable cause of unplanned hospitalization, increasing morbidity, mortality, and …

Purpose The world's population is ageing. Therefore, every doctor should receive geriatric
medicine training during their undergraduate education. This review aims to summarise …

Background The term potentially inadequate medication (PIM) is used to describe
substances that may be unsuitable for use in the elderly and should be avoided. The …

Multimorbidity and, consequently, polypharmacy are highly prevalent in older adults [1, 2].
As the number of older people is continually growing [2, 3], both the concurrent use of …

Background The aging of our societies leads to a higher prevalence of multimorbidity and
therefore polypharmacy, which often results in inappropriate drug treatment. To address this …

Antithrombotic therapy in the elderly and senile age: the consensus opinion of experts of the
Russian Association of Gerontologists and Geriatricians and the National Society of Preventive …

Background Frailty and adverse drug effects are linked in the fact that polypharmacy is
correlated with the severity of frailty; however, a causal relation has not been proven in older …

Aims The aim of this umbrella review was to identify tools and guidelines to aid the
deprescribing process of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs), evaluate …

Drug-related problems (DRP, defined as adverse drug events/reactions and medication
errors) are a common threat for patient safety. With the aim to aid improved allocation of …

Abstract Background/Objectives Polypharmacy and multimorbidity is a threat to older
people; hence, listing approaches should support physicians to optimize medication. The …