The present study aimed to estimate the prevalence of elderly using potentially inappropriate medications (PIM) and with occurrence of potentially hazardous drug interactions (PHDI), to identify the risk factors for the prescription of PIM and to evaluate the impact of pharmaceutical intervention (PI) for the prescription of safer therapeutic alternatives. Therefore, a cross-sectional study was performed in a long-term care facility in São Paulo State, between December/2010 and January/2011. The medical records of the patients >= 60 years old who took any drugs were consulted to assess the pharmacotherapeutic safety of the medical prescriptions, in order to identify PIM and PHDI, according to the Beers (2003) and World Health Organization c...
ABSTRACT Objective: to identify the drug interactions among institutionalized elderly. Method: ret...
The chronic and degenerative illnesses are common in elderly and frequently many medicines are used ...
IntroductionPharmacological therapy plays an important role in disease control in the elderly; unfor...
Population aging has brought complex challenges for the public health service of the country, among ...
The increase in the elderly population contributes to the higher prevalence of numerous and varied p...
Introdução - Os efeitos prejudiciais envolvendo medicamentos pela cres- cente população idosa impuls...
Introdução - Os efeitos prejudiciais envolvendo medicamentos pela cres- cente população idosa impuls...
Certain medicines are considered potentially inappropriate (PIM) for elderly people as they increase...
In recent decades, the elderly population in Brazil has grown rapidly, as has concern for the health...
No Brasil, poucos estudos investigaram a prevalência de medicamentos potencialmente inapropriados (M...
Drugs are considered potentially inappropriate (PIM) for older people when they have an evidence-bas...
Seguindo a tendência mundial de envelhecimento populacional, cada vez mais os estudos são voltados à...
Introduction: Brazil, like other countries, has been changing its demographic profile, increasing th...
The chronic and degenerative illnesses are common in elderly and frequently many medicines are used ...
Abstract. Background: The use of potentially inappropriate medications (PIM) among the elderly is a ...
ABSTRACT Objective: to identify the drug interactions among institutionalized elderly. Method: ret...
The chronic and degenerative illnesses are common in elderly and frequently many medicines are used ...
IntroductionPharmacological therapy plays an important role in disease control in the elderly; unfor...
Population aging has brought complex challenges for the public health service of the country, among ...
The increase in the elderly population contributes to the higher prevalence of numerous and varied p...
Introdução - Os efeitos prejudiciais envolvendo medicamentos pela cres- cente população idosa impuls...
Introdução - Os efeitos prejudiciais envolvendo medicamentos pela cres- cente população idosa impuls...
Certain medicines are considered potentially inappropriate (PIM) for elderly people as they increase...
In recent decades, the elderly population in Brazil has grown rapidly, as has concern for the health...
No Brasil, poucos estudos investigaram a prevalência de medicamentos potencialmente inapropriados (M...
Drugs are considered potentially inappropriate (PIM) for older people when they have an evidence-bas...
Seguindo a tendência mundial de envelhecimento populacional, cada vez mais os estudos são voltados à...
Introduction: Brazil, like other countries, has been changing its demographic profile, increasing th...
The chronic and degenerative illnesses are common in elderly and frequently many medicines are used ...
Abstract. Background: The use of potentially inappropriate medications (PIM) among the elderly is a ...
ABSTRACT Objective: to identify the drug interactions among institutionalized elderly. Method: ret...
The chronic and degenerative illnesses are common in elderly and frequently many medicines are used ...
IntroductionPharmacological therapy plays an important role in disease control in the elderly; unfor...