Suboptimal prescribing in older inpatients and outpatients

Article Abstract:

This article examines the prevalence of suboptimal and inappropriate prescribing for patients over the age of sixty-five. Problems with prescribing medications for this population are associated with significant levels of mortality and can be prevented through the use of clinical pharmacy interventions and multidisciplinary teams in geriatric care.

Analysis, Prevention, Drug use, Prescriptions (Drugs), Aged patients, Elderly patients, Epidemiological research, Cross sectional studies, Medication errors, Geriatric pharmacology

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Antidiabetic drug therapy of American-American and white community-dwelling elderly over a 10-year period

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The prevalence and predictors of antidiabetic medication use over ten years in a general population of African-American and white community dwelling are determined. The findings indicate that antidiabetic medication use is common and increases over time for community-dwelling elderly.

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences, Science & research, Research and Testing Services, Antidiabetic Preparations, Geriatric Research, Health aspects, Usage, Hypoglycemic agents, Epidemiology, Old age, African American aged, African American elderly

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Unnecessary drug use in frail older people at hospital discharge

Article Abstract:

Depending on the data collected by Geriatric Evaluation and Management (GEM) Drug study a research is conducted to find out the prevalence of unnecessary drug usage in weak older people due to the lack of guidance, at hospital discharge time. Characteristic of patients participated in the observation are presented. Effects of unnecessary drug usage are discussed. Factors that encourage the unnecessary drug usage are presented.

Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing, Drugs, Pharmaceutical Preparations, Metabolic Agents NEC, Metabolic Agents, Care and treatment, Surveys, Dosage and administration, Hospitals, Hospital admission and discharge

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