In the context of an ageing population, the burden of disease and medicine use is also
expected to increase. As such, medicine safety and preventing avoidable medicine-related …

Polypharmacy is a significant concern for older adults. Taking multiple medicines to prevent
and treat comorbidities is very common in older adults, potentially leading to polypharmacy …

A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted to analyse the drugs prescribed to the
elderly population with noncommunicable diseases and to determine the polypharmacy at a …

The detection of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) plays a necessary role in comprehending
the safety and benefit profiles of medicines. Although spontaneous reporting stays the …

The relatively new discipline of pharmacovigilance (PV) aims to monitor the safety of drugs
throughout their evolution and is essential to discovering new drug risks. Due to their …

Background The use of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) for older people is
associated with worse health outcomes owing to the occurrence of adverse drug events …

Background Globally, it is estimated that the number of older adults will become 2 billion by
2050. The identification of the predictors of adverse drug reaction (ADR) in hospitalized …

Background: Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) contribute to the burden of disease globally
and of particular concern are ADR-related hospital admissions. Objectives: This study …

This study uses behavioral observation, interviews, and questionnaire research to
investigate the residential environment. It also evaluates the elderly in four representative …

Background Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are associated with significant clinical and
economic effects. Among the elderly population, the risk for ADRs is even higher. Data of …