Applying the Lists of Risk Drugs for Thai Elderly (LRDTE) as a mechanism to account for patient age and medicine severity in assessing potentially inappropriate medication use
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DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2017.05.012
Abstract: Background: Potential inappropriate medication (PIM) prescribing is a medication that puts patients at risk rather than having benefits. PIM use has been associated with hospitalization, morbidity, and mortality resulting from ADRs in elderly patients. The… read more here.
Keywords: thai elderly; medicine; elderly patients; pim use ... See more keywords
Determinants of Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use among Community‐Dwelling Older Adults
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DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12562
Abstract: OBJECTIVE To examine the determinants of potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) use. DATA SOURCES/STUDY SETTING U.S. nationally representative data on (n = 16,588) noninstitutionalized older adults (age ≥65) with drug use from the 2006-2010 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. STUDY… read more here.
Keywords: pim use; use; pim; medication ... See more keywords
Prevalence of Potentially Inappropriate Medication use in older drivers
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DOI: 10.1186/s12877-019-1287-8
Abstract: BackgroundPotentially Inappropriate Medication (PIM) use has been studied in a variety of older adult populations across the world. We sought to examine the prevalence and correlates of PIM use in older drivers.MethodsWe applied the American… read more here.
Keywords: pim use; use; older drivers; use older ... See more keywords
Increasing Trends of Polypharmacy and Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Lung Cancer Patients in China: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Study
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DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.935764
Abstract: Objectives: Polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) use are frequent in older lung cancer patients. This study aimed to examine the trends of polypharmacy and PIM use and explore risk factors for PIM use based… read more here.
Keywords: lung cancer; older lung; use; pim use ... See more keywords