Background Hospital admissions in older adults are frequently drug related and avoidable.
Clinical pharmacy interventions during hospital stay might reduce drug-related harm and …

Background Older patients are regularly exposed to multiple medication changes during a
hospital stay and are more likely to experience problems understanding these changes …

Background Polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate drugs have been associated with
negative outcomes in older adults which might be reduced by pharmacist interventions …

Background Clinical decision support systems are implemented in many hospitals to prevent
medication errors and associated harm. They are however associated with a high burden of …

Heart failure is a prevalent syndrome among older adults, with a major impact on morbidity
and mortality. Higher age is correlated with underuse of guideline-directed medical …

Aims It is currently unclear how paracetamol should be dosed in order to increase its efficacy
while warranting safety in very old adults. The objective was to evaluate the …

Purpose Cardiovascular agents commonly used in geriatric patients, are linked to potentially
avoidable harm and might hence be a suitable substrate for medication review practices …

Background Unplanned rehospitalizations occur frequently in older patients. Drug-related
problems constitute a major and largely preventable cause with inappropriate prescribing …

Abstract Purpose Drug-related admissions (DRAs) are an important cause of preventable
harm in older adults. Multiple algorithms exist to assess causality of adverse drug reactions …

Heart failure is an important medical condition that is prevalent in older adults. Multiple
therapies have been identified that improve clinical outcome in heart failure with a reduced …