ArticleDrug, healthcare and patient safety2013
Alcohol and prescription drug safety in older adults.
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- Potentially serious alcohol-medication interactions and falls in community-dwelling older adults: a prospective cohort study.Age and ageing · 2019Article
- Longitudinal prevalence of potentially serious alcohol-medication interactions in community-dwelling older adults: a prospective cohort study.European journal of clinical pharmacology · 2019Article
- Immediate effects of a brief intervention to prevent alcohol and medication interactions among older adults.Health education research · 2018Article
- Acceptability of intervention materials to decrease risk for alcohol and medication interactions among older adults.Evaluation and program planning · 2018Article
- Sustained Intervention Effects on Older Adults' Attitudes Towards Alcohol and Medication Interactions.American journal of health education · 2018Article
- Consensus validation of the POSAMINO (POtentially Serious Alcohol-Medication INteractions in Older adults) criteria.BMJ open · 2017Article
- Concurrent alcohol and medication poisoning hospital admissions among older rural and urban residents.The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse · 2016Article
- Pharmacy Staff Perspectives on Alcohol and Medication Interaction Prevention Among Older Rural Adults.Gerontology & geriatric medicineArticle
- Reducing Medication Risks in Older Adult Drinkers.Gerontology & geriatric medicineArticle
- Community pharmacy staff perceptions on preventing alcohol and medication interactions in older adults.Journal of the American Pharmacists Association : JAPhAArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe objectives of this study were to investigate older adults' knowledge of prescription drug safety and interactions with alcohol, and to identify pharmacists' willingness to disseminate prescription drug safety information to older adults.
methodsThe convenience sample consisted of 48 older adults aged 54-89 years who were recruited from a local pharmacy and who completed surveys addressing their alcohol consumption, understanding of alcohol and prescription drug interactions, and willingness to change habits regarding alcohol consumption and prescription drugs. To address pharmacist willingness, 90 pharmacists from local pharmacies volunteered and answered questions regarding their willingness to convey prescription drug safety information to older adults.
resultsOlder adults reported low knowledge of alcohol and prescription drug safety, with women tending to be slightly more knowledgeable. More importantly, those who drank in the previous few months were less willing to talk to family and friends about how alcohol can have harmful interactions with prescription drugs, or to be an advocate for safe alcohol and prescription drug use than those who had not had a drink recently. Pharmacists reported that they were willing to convey prescription drug safety information to older adults via a variety of formats, including displaying or distributing a flyer, and directly administering a brief intervention.
conclusionIn this study, older adults were found to have inadequate knowledge of prescription drug safety and interactions with alcohol, but pharmacists who regularly come in contact with older adults indicated that they were ready and willing to talk to older adults about prescription drug safety. Future research should focus on interventions whereby pharmacists disseminate prescription drug safety information to older adults in order to improve healthy prescription drug and alcohol behavior and reduce medical and health costs associated with interactions between alcohol and prescription drugs.
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