Objective To synthesise qualitative studies that explore prescribers' perceived barriers and
enablers to minimising potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) chronically prescribed …

Prescription of medicines is a fundamental component of the care of elderly people, and
optimisation of drug prescribing for this group of patients has become an important public …

Inappropriate prescribing is particularly common in older patients and is associated with
adverse drug events (ADEs), hospitalization, and wasteful utilization of resources. We …

Purpose Potentially inappropriate prescribing is common in older people presenting to
hospital with acute illness in Ireland. The aim of this study was to determine if this …

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effect of pharmaceutical care provided in addition to acute
Geriatric Evaluation and Management (GEM) care on the appropriateness of prescribing …

Abstract Introduction: Adverse drug events (ADEs) are associated with inappropriate
prescribing (IP) and result in increased morbidity, mortality and resource utilisation. We used …

Background The co-administration of multiple drugs (polypharmacy) is the single most
common cause of adverse drug events in the older population, and residents of long-term …

Ageism and age discrimination are terms used in best practice statements and in the
literature to define negative attitudes towards older people and towards people because of …

This article explores how to address the needs of the growing number of older patients in
primary care practice. Primary care is not a fixed organisational structure but a combination …

Background Polypharmacy, common in elderly multimorbid adults, leads to increased
iatrogenic health risks. Yet, no consistent approach to stopping medicines exists in primary …