Educational Objectives 1. Discuss the prevalence and risk factors for adverse drug events in older people. 2. Identify selected medications that often should be avoided in older people. 3. Discuss methods to ensure safe medication use
Older adults constitute just 13% of the U.S. population, but consume 35% of all prescription drugs. ...
Introduction: Older persons represent a quickly growing segment of the population worldwide and more...
Educational Objectives 1. Describe the prevalence of medication mismanagement in adult care faciliti...
Educational Objectives 1. Discuss the prevalence and risk factors for adverse drug events in older p...
Educational Objectives: 1. To describe potential causes of falls and ways to prevent them. 2. To ill...
Objectives: Prevalent concomitant alcohol and medication use among older adults is placing this grou...
Objective. Medication use safety is not only a matter of medicine, but a social concern to a great e...
Educational Objectives 1. Describe patterns of simultaneous use of alcohol and Central Nervous Syste...
CONTEXT: Adverse drug events, especially those that may be preventable, are among the most serious c...
Effective health care is a core determinant of successful aging, and medications are one of the most...
Because older patients are more vulnerable to adverse drug-related events, there is a need to ensure...
Polypharmacy and physiological changes inherent to the aging process can cause significant modificat...
Educational Objectives 1. Review common intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors for falls by older adul...
Prescribing for older patients presents several challenges. Older people often suffer from two or mo...
OBJECTIVES: To gather information on patient-level factors associated with risk of adverse drug even...
Older adults constitute just 13% of the U.S. population, but consume 35% of all prescription drugs. ...
Introduction: Older persons represent a quickly growing segment of the population worldwide and more...
Educational Objectives 1. Describe the prevalence of medication mismanagement in adult care faciliti...
Educational Objectives 1. Discuss the prevalence and risk factors for adverse drug events in older p...
Educational Objectives: 1. To describe potential causes of falls and ways to prevent them. 2. To ill...
Objectives: Prevalent concomitant alcohol and medication use among older adults is placing this grou...
Objective. Medication use safety is not only a matter of medicine, but a social concern to a great e...
Educational Objectives 1. Describe patterns of simultaneous use of alcohol and Central Nervous Syste...
CONTEXT: Adverse drug events, especially those that may be preventable, are among the most serious c...
Effective health care is a core determinant of successful aging, and medications are one of the most...
Because older patients are more vulnerable to adverse drug-related events, there is a need to ensure...
Polypharmacy and physiological changes inherent to the aging process can cause significant modificat...
Educational Objectives 1. Review common intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors for falls by older adul...
Prescribing for older patients presents several challenges. Older people often suffer from two or mo...
OBJECTIVES: To gather information on patient-level factors associated with risk of adverse drug even...
Older adults constitute just 13% of the U.S. population, but consume 35% of all prescription drugs. ...
Introduction: Older persons represent a quickly growing segment of the population worldwide and more...
Educational Objectives 1. Describe the prevalence of medication mismanagement in adult care faciliti...