Medication management in the elderly population is a common challenge for dermatologists. This review aims to discuss clinical considerations when using common dermatologic classes of drugs in the elddoi:10.1007/s13670-016-0188-3Xia, FandiCremer, Julia...
High prevalence of central nervous system medications in community-dwelling older adults with dementia over a three-year period Few recent studies have investigated the prevalence and outcomes for central nervous system (CNS)-active medication use in older persons with dementia (PWD... D Fick,A Kol...
What are the most common medications for bipolar disorder? Which of the following types of disorders are more likely to have an endogenous cause? a. acute stress and post-traumatic stress disorders b. cyclothymic and dysthymic disorders c. major mood disorders d. adjustment disorders ...
Both abiraterone and enzalutamide were shown to be generally safe in clinical trials, but the researchers decided to reevaluate the medications’ outcomes due to worries that the trial participants’ patient populations weren’t representative of those in real-world situations. For instance, this...
"Older adults should be aware that many medications—including some available without a prescription, such as over-the-counter sleep aids—have stronganticholinergic effects," said Shelly Gray, PharmD, MS, the first author of the report, which tracks nearly 3,500 Group Health seniors participating...
Treatment with multiple blood pressure medications, achieved blood pressure, and mortality in older nursing home residents: the PARTAGE study. JAMA Intern Med. 2015;175(6):989–95. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.8012. Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar Vongpatanasin WL. Resistant ...
We further excluded 141,452 individuals who had a medication possession ratio (MPR) >1.1, to account for stockpiling of medications or overbuying behaviors (Methods), and 1270 individuals with incomplete registry information for the 8 health and socioeconomic factors considered in the main analysis...
"The study provides good evidence that older patients are often prescribed potentially harmful medications, and there are missed opportunities for prescribing medications that would be beneficial," said Andrew Dunn, MD, MPH, FACP, SFHM, who was not involved in the study. Dunn is chair of the ...
A study of 26,005 antidepressant users has reported 3.6 times more upper GI bleeding episodes with the use of SSRIs relative to the population who did not receive antidepressant medications. Upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding was observed in 4.1 times more frequently in patients receiving sertraline...
Potentially inappropriate medications that impact cognition are common in older adults with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias, driven by antipsychotics Older adults with dementia are particularly vulnerable to adverse effects of potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) use. The Beers Criteria identifi...