Objectives To summarize evidence regarding the health outcomes associated with
polypharmacy, defined as number of prescribed medications, in older community‐dwelling …

Importance Medication therapy management (MTM) services (also calledclinical pharmacy
services) aim to reduce medication-related problems and their downstream outcomes …

Importance Off-label use of prescription drugs has been identified as an important
contributor to preventable adverse drug events (ADEs) in children. Despite concerns …

Importance Although serious hypoglycemia is a common adverse drug event in ambulatory
care, current performance measures do not assess potential overtreatment. Objective To …

Methods| In a single-arm, intervention study, we recruited 65 adults 65 years or older, with
type 2 diabetes (positive stimulated serum C-peptide levels) on 2 or more insulin injections/d …

There is consensus that physicians, health professionals and health care organizations
should discuss harm that results from health care delivery (adverse events), including the …

Background: Adverse drug events (ADEs) are costly, dangerous, and often preventable.
Little is known about the link between medication regimen complexity and rehospitalization …

Objectives To conduct a systematic review and meta‐analyses to examine the effects of
pharmacists' care on geriatric patient‐oriented health outcomes in the U nited S tates (US) …

Purpose Results of a study of postsurgical opioid-related adverse drug events (ORADEs)
within a large health system are reported. Methods In a retrospective cohort study, data from …

Background: Despite considerable emphasis on delivering safe care, substantial patient
harm occurs. Although most care occurs in the outpatient setting, knowledge of outpatient …