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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs)"”.
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Drug therapy - a challenge in primary care.
… and after the intervention with a focus on potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs). (Paper II) A retrospective analysis of medication lists was conducted in the same patient sample, with a focus on fall risk-increasing drugs (FRIDs), orthostatic drugs (ODs) and falls. (Paper III) A …
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Deprescribing for frail older adults residing in long-term care facilities: a mixed-methods evaluation
… event from a medication. Polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) are even more of a concern in frail older adults as frailty increases the risk of adverse outcomes. Deprescribing has been shown to reduce PIMs for older adults residing in LTC however, deprescribing is …
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A DATA-DRIVEN PRIORITIZATION ALGORITHM FOR MEDICATION REVIEW IN OLDER ADULTS: FROM REAL-WORLD EVIDENCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE
Inappropriate prescribing in older adults represents a growing challenge for healthcare systems worldwide, given the rising multimorbidity and polypharmacy in aging populations. Inappropriate pharmacological regimens not only increase the risk of adverse drug reactions and hospitalizations but also …
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Exploring the potential impact of integrating pharmacists into general practice in Ireland
… pharmacist in optimising frail older adults’ medications, and 3) economic evidence for the viability of pharmacists in practices outside of the cost savings attributed to deprescribed medications. Therefore, the overarching aims of this thesis were to: i) identify the key factors affecting …
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How does polypharmacy impact on the quality of life of older people in New Zealand?
… suffer from multiple diseases require multiple medications to control the severity of the disease. Polypharmacy can lead to the occurrence of adverse outcomes with prolonged usage. In New Zealand, many older people live with multiple diseases and they require multiple medications to control …