This study also provides insight into the characteristics of older patients who may be at greater risk for medication discrepancies and subsequent rehospitalization and who may therefore benefit from interventions or quality improvement efforts designed to reduce the frequency of such problems. For patient...
Medication nonadherence- and DDI-related action frequency For medication nonadherence, 18.3% of intervention patients compared to 18.4% of control patients (P = 0.98) had a medication nonadherence-related action performed at baseline, such as counseling, noting nonadherence on chart, adjusting/switc...
More specifically, the following three research questions are addressed: (1) What is the perception of nurses on the frequency, severity, and preventability of different types of MAEs that occur during infusion therapy? (2) What is the perception of nurses on risk factors associated with ...
Relative frequency of a drug or drug class being involved as interaction partner in rPDDI IP: Interaction propensity IQR: Interquartile range OR: Odds ratio OTC: Over-the-counter PIM: Potentially inappropriate medication PPI: Proton-pump inhibitors Pd : Prevalence of a drug or drug clas...
To describe the frequency and types of medication discrepancies (between previous treatment and medication order at admission), and to identify predictors of unintentional medication discrepancies (UMDs). Methods This interventional study was carried out in the cardiology department of a French teaching ...
Medication overuse (MO) through frequent or regular intake of medications to treat acute headache episodes may lead to an increase in headache frequency and eventually to a transition from episodic to chronic headache. Furthermore, patients with frequent migraine attacks are at risk to overuse ...
The DRPs were resolved through identifying and filling the knowledge gaps that the patients had, addressing reversible adverse events as well as by reviewing and adjusting medication dosing, frequency, and timing. At baseline, we reported 11.97 DRPs per patient which is higher than that found by...
To prescribe the proper after ICU medication, at the right frequency, the right dose and route, the ward doctor only had to check the already pre-registered medication and, if found appropriate, simply authorize this pre-registered medication. Outcome measures The primary outcomes were the ...
Each patient's BPMH was obtained by the clinical pharmacist in a standardized form, containing name, dose, frequency, and route of prescription, over-the-counter medications, dietary supplements, herbal medicines, results of MR. Polypharmacy is defined as the routine use of five or more ...
Abbreviations: COX-2, cyclooxygenase-2; ACEI, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB, angiotensin receptor blocker; CCB, calcium channel blocker; SSRI, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor; SNRI, serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor; SARI, serotonin antagonist and reuptake inhibitor. habits, ...