Background Inappropriate medication prescription is a common cause of preventable
adverse drug events among elderly persons in the primary care setting. Objective The aim of …

Background Inappropriate medication use (IMU) by elderly people is a public health
problem associated with adverse effects on health. There are a number of methods for …

Importance The use of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) is widespread yet
continues to receive little attention in outpatient services. Objective To estimate the overall …

Abstract Learning Objectives After completing this course, the reader will be able to:
Differentiate the multiple definitions of polypharmacy in order to be able to recognize it in …

Objective We assessed the state of women veterans' health research by conducting a
systematic review of scientific literature published from 2004 to 2008, updating a prior review …

Falls in the elderly represent a major health problem. The etiology of falls is usually
multifactorial. Special attention should be paid on benzodiazepines (BZDs) since they are …

Background Multimorbidity is increasingly prevalent and represents a major challenge in
primary care. Patients with multimorbidity are potentially more likely to experience safety …

Background The purpose of our study was to examine the association of prior outpatient use
of statins and angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors on mortality for subjects≥ 65 …

Background: Some older adults receive potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs),
increasing their risk for adverse events. A literature search did not find any US multicenter …

BACKGROUND:: Previous medication management research has focused on hospital and
long-term care facility settings, where drug-utilization reviews are used to reduce medication …