Hospital admissions due to adverse drug reactions in the elderly. A meta-analysis

TJ Oscanoa, F Lizaraso, A Carvajal - European journal of clinical …, 2017 - Springer
Introduction It is currently admitted that adverse drug reactions (ADRs) account for a great
burden of disease. Of particular concern are ADR-induced hospital admissions, particularly …

[HTML][HTML] Adverse drug reactions in older adults: a narrative review of the literature

MB Zazzara, K Palmer, DL Vetrano, A Carfì… - European geriatric …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) represent a common and potentially
preventable cause of unplanned hospitalization, increasing morbidity, mortality, and …

[HTML][HTML] Reported adverse drug reactions in women and men: aggregated evidence from globally collected individual case reports during half a century

S Watson, O Caster, PA Rochon, H den Ruijter - EClinicalMedicine, 2019 - thelancet.com
Abstract Background Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are an important cause of morbidity
and mortality. Reports on differences in reporting patterns between women and men exist …

[HTML][HTML] Emergency hospitalizations for adverse drug events in older Americans

DS Budnitz, MC Lovegrove, N Shehab… - New England Journal …, 2011 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Adverse drug events are important preventable causes of hospitalization in
older adults. However, nationally representative data on adverse drug events that result in …

[HTML][HTML] Potentially inappropriate medications in the elderly: the PRISCUS list

S Holt, S Schmiedl, PA Thürmann - Deutsches Ärzteblatt …, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Certain drugs are classified as potentially inappropriate medications (PIM) for
the elderly because they carry an increased risk of adverse drug events in this patient group …

[HTML][HTML] International Group for Reducing Inappropriate Medication Use & Polypharmacy (IGRIMUP): position statement and 10 recommendations for action

D Mangin, G Bahat, BA Golomb, LH Mallery… - Drugs & aging, 2018 - Springer
Globally, the number of drug prescriptions is increasing causing more adverse drug events,
which is now a significant cause of mortality, morbidity, and disability that has reached …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of medication review: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

VJB Huiskes, DM Burger, CHM van den Ende… - BMC family …, 2017 - Springer
Background Medication review is often recommended to optimize medication use. In clinical
practice it is mostly operationalized as an intervention without co-interventions during a short …

Frequency of and risk factors for preventable medication-related hospital admissions in the Netherlands

AJ Leendertse, ACG Egberts, LJ Stoker… - Archives of internal …, 2008 - jamanetwork.com
Background Medication-related problems that lead to hospitalization have been the subject
of many studies, many of which were limited to 1 hospital or lacked patient follow-up …

Is polypharmacy associated with frailty in older people? Results from the ESTHER cohort study

KU Saum, B Schöttker, AD Meid… - Journal of the …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To investigate the relationship between polypharmacy and frailty. Design
Longitudinal, observational cohort study. Setting Saarland, Germany. Participants 3,058 …

[HTML][HTML] Adverse drug reactions in hospitalized patients: results of the FORWARD (Facilitation of Reporting in Hospital Ward) study

C Giardina, PM Cutroneo, E Mocciaro… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Background: Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are an important public health problem,
representing a major cause of morbidity and mortality. However, several countries have no …