Drug burden index to define the burden of medicines in older adults with intellectual disabilities: An observational cross‐sectional study
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DOI: 10.1111/bcp.13479
Abstract: The drug burden index (DBI) is a dose‐related measure of anticholinergic and sedative drug exposure. This cross‐sectional study described DBI in older adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) and the most frequently reported therapeutic classes contributing… read more here.
Keywords: cross sectional; burden index; sectional study; drug ... See more keywords
Using the Drug Burden Index to identify older adults at highest risk for medication-related falls
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DOI: 10.1186/s12877-020-01598-5
Abstract: Background The Drug Burden Index (DBI) was developed to assess patient exposure to medications associated with an increased risk of falling. The objective of this study was to examine the association between the DBI and… read more here.
Keywords: risk; burden index; dbi scores; drug burden ... See more keywords