A 66-year-old male diagnosed with bipolar disorder and undergoing lithium treatment for two decades was admitted to the hospital due to generalized swelling and reduced urine output persisting for 4 weeks. The patient's medical history included hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and benign prostatic hyperpla...
Medication nonadherence is particularly problematic for asymptomatic conditions, such as hypertension and hyperlipidemia, despite a favorable tolerability profile of many medications used in their treatment. In a retrospective study16 of 4053 patients aged 65 years or older prescribed medications for ...
Medications assessed for being potentially inappropriately prescribed medications (PIPMs) were those deemed relevant to the management of chronic diseases prevalent among older adults.16,17 These included diabetes, hypertension, heart failure, fluid retention, osteoporosis, anxiety, depression, arrhythmia, ...
Methods: Patients who were prescribed and filled at least one medication for hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, atrial fibrillation, and coronary artery disease were identified for the pilot study. Patients eligible for the pilot (N=400) were enrolled with an opportunity to opt out. In phase ...
Hyperlipidemia medication management in patients admitted for a myocardial infarction. Pharmacy Practice (Granada) 2011 Jan-Mar;9(1):31-36. Original Research Hyperlipidemia medication management in patients admitted for a myocardial infarction Jerrica E. SHUSTER, Meghan N. JEFFRES,...
Treatment was recorded in standardized formats, including the use of corticosteroids (yes/no), the use of DMARDs (yes/no), the number and name(s) of DMARDs/patient and the treatment prescribed for comorbidities. Records included previous treatment (during the month prior to baseline evaluation)...
13 Undertreatment occurs when a patient has a problem for which the value of drug therapy is substantiated by the medical literature, does not have a contraindication, and yet fails to be prescribed the indicated medication. Increasing age has been identified as a significant predictor of ...
a physician following clinical practice guidelines on a patient with multiple medical comorbidities may quickly surpass the nine-medication mark.10For example, a patient with type 2 diabetes who also hascoronary artery disease,hyperlipidemia,osteoarthritis, and osteoporosis (not an uncommon list of diagno...
The Cardiovascular Intervention Improvement Telemedicine Study (CITIES): rationale for a tailored behavioral and educational pharmacist-administered interv... Hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes are significant, but often preventable, contributors to cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Medication and behavi...
23 Main Measures The adherence score (percentage adherence) was calculated by comparing the number of pills counted at 1 time point with the number counted at an earlier time point, considering the number of pills prescribed and dispensed. Participants were contacted for 3 baseline pill counts (...