Pharmaceuticals

New pharmaceuticals research has been reported by M.A. Steinman et al

Published in Drug Week, September 18th, 2009

According to recent research published in the journal Archives of Internal Medicine, "Drugs-to-avoid criteria are commonly used to evaluate prescribing quality in elderly persons. However, few studies have evaluated the concordance between these criteria and individualized patient assessments as measures of problem prescribing."

"We used data on 256 outpatients from the Iowa City VA Medical Center who were 65 years or older and taking 5 or more medications. After a comprehensive patient interview, a study team composed of a physician and a pharmacist recommended that certain drugs be discontinued, substituted, or reduced in dose. We evaluated the degree to which...

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Source: Drug Week (2009-09-18)

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