Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) is the quantification and interpretation of drug
concentrations in blood to optimize pharmacotherapy. It considers the interindividual …

Aims The aim of this study was to identify what definitions have been published for the term
'deprescribing', and determine whether a unifying definition could be reached. A secondary …

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Objective To examine the effect of optimising drug treatment on drug related hospital
admissions in older adults with multimorbidity and polypharmacy admitted to hospital …

Purpose The aim of the study was to develop a European list of potentially inappropriate
medications (PIM) for older people, which can be used for the analysis and comparison of …

Background Inappropriate polypharmacy is a particular concern in older people and is
associated with negative health outcomes. Choosing the best interventions to improve …

Background Adverse drug events are important preventable causes of hospitalization in
older adults. However, nationally representative data on adverse drug events that result in …

Objective To summarise the findings of an updated Cochrane review of interventions aimed
at improving the appropriate use of polypharmacy in older people. Design Cochrane …

Aims To synthesise associations of potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) with health‐
related and system‐related outcomes in inpatient hospital settings. Methods Six electronic …

Background Potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) is one of the main risk factors for
adverse drug events (ADEs) in older people. Purpose This systematic literature review aims …