Perception of potentially inappropriate medication in elderly patients by Slovak physicians

Wawruch, Martin; Zikavska, Martina; Wsólová, Ladislava; Ježová, Daniela; Fialová, Daniela; Kunzo, M.; Kuželová, M; Lassánová, M; Krutý, Peter; Kriska, M

doi:10.1002/pds.1290

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“…In a Slovak general hospital 20% of elderly patients hospitalised at the Department of Internal Medicine were treated with at least one potentially inappropriate drug, among them digoxin >0.125 mg/day and ticlopidine were the most frequently prescribed. 15 The diversity of results regarding inappropriate drugs or drug groups may arise from differences in availability of drugs in different countries. Results also vary if observing prevalence of potentially inappropriate drug prescribing in ambulatory older adults or inpatients.…”

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Potentially inappropriate prescribing to hospitalised patients

Radošević

Gantumur

Vlahović‐Palčevski

2007

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug

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Polypharmacy and older age have been proven to be important risk factors for potential drug interactions. We identified a high rate of prescribing potentially inappropriate medications among elders. Results of this study indicate that particular caution should be given when prescribing drugs to patients already receiving drugs and to elderly patients, considering the risk of drug-related problems.

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confidence: 99%

Potentially inappropriate prescribing to hospitalised patients

Radošević

Gantumur

Vlahović‐Palčevski

2007

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug

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“…The above-mentioned non-university hospital is a municipal 460-bed health care institution. The same sample was also used in a previous evaluation [9].…”

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Polypharmacy in elderly hospitalised patients in Slovakia

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Our study confirmed a relatively high prevalence of polypharmacy in Slovak elderly patients. Polypharmacy risk rose especially with the increased prevalence of diseases of advancing age (diabetes mellitus, heart failure, arterial hypertension, dementia and cerebrovascular diseases). The increasing numbers of medications in inpatients indicate the need for the careful re-evaluation of pharmacotherapy during the stay in hospital.

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“…Anticholinergic properties are among the reasons for the inclusion of certain drugs on these lists. A study carried out in a group of elderly patients hospitalised in a municipal hospital in Slovakia revealed the use of potentially inappropriate medications in about one‐fifth of 600 patients aged ≥65 years . Some of the high‐risk drugs recorded showed anticholinergic effects (e.g.…”

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confidence: 99%