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ReviewBJPsych bulletin2023

A tool for safer prescribing in vulnerable adults: the continuing development of the Medichec app and website.

Delia Bishara, Sahar Riaz, Justin Sauer, Christoph Mueller, Siobhan Gee, David Taylor, Robyn-Jenia Wilcha, Millie Edwards, Nirja Beehuspoteea, Anne Marie Bonnici Mallia and 6 more

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Review in BJPsych bulletin, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Delia BisharaMental Health of Older Adults and Dementia Department, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6254-2054
Sahar RiazInstitute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.
Justin SauerMental Health of Older Adults and Dementia Department, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Christoph MuellerMental Health of Older Adults and Dementia Department, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9816-1686
Siobhan GeeInstitute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.
David TaylorInstitute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2557-1710
Robyn-Jenia WilchaMental Health of Older Adults and Dementia Department, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Millie EdwardsMental Health of Older Adults and Dementia Department, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Nirja BeehuspoteeaMental Health of Older Adults and Dementia Department, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Anne Marie Bonnici MalliaMental Health of Older Adults and Dementia Department, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Jennifer BrookMental Health of Older Adults and Dementia Department, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Bharathi BalasundaramChangi General Hospital, Singapore.
Daniel HarwoodMental Health of Older Adults and Dementia Department, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Nicola FunnellMental Health of Older Adults and Dementia Department, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Andre StrydomInstitute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2502-6704
Robert StewartMental Health of Older Adults and Dementia Department, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4435-6397
King's College London · GBSouth London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust · GBChangi General Hospital · SG

Funding

Medical Research Council MC_PC_17214Medical Research Council MR/R024901/1Medical Research Council MR/S005145/1Medical Research Council MR/S011277/1Medical Research Council MR/T045302/1Medical Research Council MR/V049879/1Medical Research Council MR/W014386/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

AIMS AND

methodAdverse effects are a common concern when prescribing and reviewing medication, particularly in vulnerable adults such as older people and those with intellectual disability. This paper describes the development of an app giving information on side-effects, called Medichec, and provides a description of the processes involved in its development and how drugs were rated for each side-effect. Medications with central anticholinergic action, dizziness, drowsiness, hyponatraemia, QTc prolongation, bleeding and constipation were identified using the British National Formulary (BNF) and frequency of occurrence of these effects was determined using the BNF, product information and electronic searches, including PubMed.

resultsMedications were rated using a traffic light system according to how commonly the adverse effect was known to occur or the severity of the effect. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: Medichec can facilitate access to side-effects information for multiple medications, aid clinical decision-making, optimise treatment and improve patient safety in vulnerable adults.

Indexed as

anticholinergicdementiamedicationMedichecside-effects

Identifiers

PMID37671832
PMCPMC11543313
OpenAlexW4386466776

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