How “age‐friendly” are deprescribing interventions? A scoping review of deprescribing trials

J Wang, JY Shen, Y Conwell… - Health Services …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To assess how age‐friendly deprescribing trials are regarding intervention design
and outcome assessment. Reduced use of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) can …

Interventions to improve the appropriate use of polypharmacy for older people

JA Cole, DC Gonçalves-Bradley… - Cochrane Database …, 2023 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Inappropriate polypharmacy is a particular concern in older people and is
associated with negative health outcomes. Choosing the best interventions to improve …

Implementation of clinical medication review in a geriatric ward to reduce potentially inappropriate prescriptions among older adults

A Meurant, P Lescure, C Lafont, W Pommier… - European journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose The impact of several pharmaceutical interventions to reduce the use of potentially
inappropriate medications (PIMs) and potentially omitted medications (POMs) has been …

Effect of integrated medicines management on the quality of drug treatment in hospitalised multimorbid patients—a secondary endpoint analysis of a randomised …

MO Syversen, SF Shah, L Mathiesen… - … Journal of Pharmacy …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Objectives To investigate the effect of integrated medicines management provided to
hospitalised multimorbid patients on the quality of drug treatment at discharge measured as …

Addressing healthcare utilization and costs for older adults with limited mobility through a multidisciplinary home-based primary care program

T Woodall, A Russell, C Tak… - The Journal of the …, 2023 - Am Board Family Med
Introduction: Home-based primary care (HBPC) has shown promise in the management of
multiple chronic conditions for patients who are homebound or who have limited mobility …

Validation of quality indicators for evaluating geriatric pharmacotherapy services in primary care: a mixed methods study

N Sato, K Fujita, H Okada, K Kushida, TF Chen - BMJ open, 2023 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To assess measurement properties of 121 face and content validated quality
indicators (QIs) for medication safety in geriatric pharmacotherapy in primary care. Design A …

Impact of medication optimization and recommendations by clinical pharmacists embedded in a memory disorder clinic

KG Coli, M Lee, TS Aladeen, AG Mattle… - Journal of the …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Older patients with dementia or mild cognitive impairment (MCI) are particularly
vulnerable to adverse effects from potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs). Previous …

The Effect of Pharmacist-Initiated Deprescribing Interventions in Older People: A Narrative Review of Randomized Controlled Trials

M Nguyen, MT Beier, DN Louden… - The Senior Care …, 2023 - ingentaconnect.com
Background Polypharmacy is common among older people and may be associated with
adverse drug events (ADEs) and poor health outcomes. Pharmacists are well-positioned to …

Inappropriate Prescription of Medicines

D O'Mahony - Optimizing Pharmacotherapy in Older Patients: An …, 2023 - Springer
Inappropriate prescribing (IP) is a common problem in older people who experience
multimorbidity and associated polypharmacy. In broad terms, IP encompasses overuse …

[PDF][PDF] A cross-sectional study on the knowledge of pharmacists about Alzheimer

E Zeybek, MY BEKTAY - ACTA Pharmaceutica Sciencia, 2023 - actapharmsci.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder impacting cognitive
function and daily activities. Pharmacists' accessibility enables them to contribute to rational …