ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2019
Association between Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use and Chronic Diseases in the Elderly.
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- Sex-specific medication trajectories in older adults newly diagnosed with diabetes.Exploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy · 2023Article
- Potentially inappropriate medications use in a psychiatric elderly care hospital: A cross-sectional study using Beers criteria.Health science reports · 2023Article
- Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Patients with Dementia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Assessment of Potentially Inappropriate Medications Using the EU (7)-PIM List, in a Sample of Portuguese Older Adults' Residents in Nursing Homes.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2022Article
- Rational medication management mode and its implementation effect for the elderly with multimorbidity: A prospective cohort study in China.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Research on Beers Criteria and STOPP/START Criteria based on the FDA FAERS database.European journal of clinical pharmacology · 2021Article
- Prevalence and Predictors of Potentially Inappropriate Medication Prescription Among Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study in the State of Qatar.Drugs - real world outcomes · 2021Article
- Utilization of potentially inappropriate medication and risk of adverse drug events among older adults with chronic renal insufficiency: a population-wide cohort study.BMC geriatrics · 2021Article
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- Association of Self-Reported Medication Adherence with Potentially Inappropriate Medications in Elderly Patients: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- One-year persistence of potentially inappropriate medication use in older adults: A population-based study.British journal of clinical pharmacology · 2020Article
- Selected Papers from 2019 IEEE Eurasia Conference on Biomedical Engineering, Healthcare and Sustainability (IEEE ECBIOS 2019).International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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Abstract
Long-term continuous exposure to potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) can lead to adverse events in the elderly. However, the effects of long-term exposure of the elderly to PIM and the relationship between PIM and chronic diseases remain unclear. The objective of this study was to investigate the continuous use of PIMs in a community-dwelling elderly population. A cross-sectional population-based study was conducted using community pharmacy-filed dispensing records from the Hcare system. Twenty-three community pharmacies were sampled from 2013 to 2015 to obtain records of patients above 65 years-old with continuous prescriptions. PIM were identified according to the 2015 Beers Criteria. The prevalence of patients using PIM was highest in patients with co-morbid mental disorders (40.05%), followed by neurological system disorders (28.91%). Patients who were prescribed a PIM were more than three times as likely to have a mental disorder as those (odds ratio 3.16, 95% confidence interval: 3.06-3.28) with non-chronic diseases. The most prescribed PIM agents were central nervous system drugs (53.16%), and benzodiazepines (35.15%). Patients with mental disorders had the highest rate of long-term persistent PIM exposure, with benzodiazepines being the most frequently dispensed. Drug safety concerns should be closely monitored in elderly patients with the abovementioned conditions.
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