The disproportionate use of medications, combined with age-related pharmacokinetic and
pharmacodynamic changes, places older adults at high risk for medication related problems …

Aim: Based on a multidisciplinary review of drug use in nursing home residents, this study
aimed to identify the most frequent clinically relevant medication problems and to analyse …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the reliability of a medication appropriateness index (MAI)
modified for elderly outpatients in a non-Veterans Affairs setting. DESIGN: Reliability study …

OBJECTIVE: To provide an extensive review of ambulatory care clinical pharmacy services
and evaluate the services and research data in the field. DATA SOURCES: MEDLINE was …

Background The medication appropriateness index (MAI) has demonstrated reliability in
selected outpatient clinics where medical data were easily accessible from medical charts …

WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ABOUT THIS SUBJECT• Many studies raise serious questions
about the prescribing appropriateness and prescription quality. However, there is a lack of a …

Objective: To quantify and evaluate drug utilisation in a sample of Dutch nursing homes.
Methods: A retrospective analysis of computerised medication data of 2355 residents aged …

Objective—It has been suggested that elderly people are at increased risk of drug‐related
problems such as drug‐induced adverse effects, drug‐drug interactions and drug‐disease …

The therapeutic objective of parenteral nutrition, as well as any other pharmacological
treatment, must be organized for and focused on the patient, to obtain outcomes associated …

Background: The under‐utilization and under‐dosing of angiotensin‐converting enzyme
inhibitors (ACEIs) in patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) continues to be a problem …