Effectiveness of Interventions to Deprescribe Inappropriate Proton Pump Inhibitors in Older Adults.

abstract：PURPOSE:Older adults receiving cytotoxic agents may be more susceptible to hematologic toxicities because of progressive reduction in organ functions and multiple co-morbidities. Because older adults are under-represented in clinical trials, this retrospective study aims to evaluate hematologic toxicity of gemcitabine-...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Crombag MR,de Vries Schultink AH,Schellens JH,Beijnen JH,Huitema AD

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pharmacological treatment of depression in old age is associated with an increased risk of adverse pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic drug interactions. Elderly patients may have multiple disease states and, therefore, may require a variety of other drugs. In addition to polypharmacy, other factors such as age-relate...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Spina E,Scordo MG

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elderly people with renal impairment are at high risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE) and acute coronary syndromes (ACS); however, they are also at increased risk for bleeding complications. Evidence-based data for the management of anticoagulation in elderly patients with severe renal impairment, in particular, are ...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Samama MM

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The public health burden of osteoporosis is high, principally because of increased risk of fractures and associated morbidity, handicap and mortality. Osteoporotic fracture prevention is therefore an important public health goal. General practitioners (GPs) play a key role in the management of osteoporosis, ...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Blotman F,Cortet B,Hilliquin P,Avouac B,Allaert FA,Pouchain D,Gaudin AF,Cotté FE,El Hasnaoui A

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Falls are a common health problem for older people, and psychotropic medications have been identified as an important independent fall risk factor. The objective of this paper was to review the literature relating to the effect of psychotropic medications on falls in older people, with a particular focus on evidence s...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Hill KD,Wee R

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of neuropathic pain in the older population has been reported to be very high and is most commonly localized to a circumscribed area. Treatment failure is frequent in neuropathic pain and is accompanied by central side effects with recommended oral drugs acting on the central nervous system. A number of...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Pickering G,Lucchini C

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melatonin prolonged release (PR) 2 mg is approved for the treatment of primary insomnia characterized by poor sleep quality in patients aged ≥55 years in the EU and elsewhere. Patients may receive treatment with melatonin PR for up to 13 weeks. Production of endogenous nocturnal melatonin, which helps regulate circadi...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Lyseng-Williamson KA

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patient transitions, such as transfers between acute and long-term care (LTC), aposare times when the likelihood of communication failure between healthcare providers is increased. Employing appropriate health quality indicators helps support improvement efforts. To date, few quality indicators that evaluate...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Bell CM,Brener SS,Comrie R,Anderson GM,Bronskill SE

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Previous studies of antihypertensive treatment of older patients have focused on blood pressure control, cardiovascular risk or adherence, whereas data on inappropriate antihypertensive prescriptions to older patients are scarce. OBJECTIVES:The aim of the study was to assess inappropriate antihypertensive...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Márquez PHP,Torres OH,San-José A,Vidal X,Agustí A,Formiga F,López-Soto A,Ramírez-Duque N,Fernández-Moyano A,Garcia-Moreno J,Arroyo JA,Ruiz D,Potentially Inappropriate Prescription in Older Patients in Spain (PIPOPS) Investigators

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) are defined by the American Geriatric Society as medications that should be avoided in the elderly in general, or in specific situations. However, PIM use remains high among aging populations and may result in increased utilization of healthcare resources. OBJECT...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Weeda ER,AlDoughaim M,Criddle S

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite advances in antimicrobial chemotherapy over recent decades, morbidity and mortality secondary to infection continues to rise. In addition, the incidence of infection caused by resistant organisms has also increased. Concurrently, the elderly are living longer than prior generations, often with disabling chroni...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Lomaestro BM,Briceland LL

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aflibercept is a fully human, recombinant fusion protein that acts as a soluble decoy receptor for vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) family members, including VEGF-A, VEGF-B and placental growth factor (P1GF), thereby inhibiting downstream signalling mediated by these ligands. Aflibercept binds all isoforms of...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Yang LP,McKeage K

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Poor medication adherence is a major public health problem in older adults often resulting in negative health outcomes. OBJECTIVE:The objective of this review was to provide an updated summary of evidence from randomized controlled studies to determine whether interventions aimed at improving medication adh...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Marcum ZA,Hanlon JT,Murray MD

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of and mortality from both chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) increase with age. In addition, the average age of patients with COPD and CVD is also increasing as a result of improvements in both pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments. Coronary artery...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Andrus MR,Loyed JV

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Medication for elderly patients is often complex and problematic. Several criteria for classifying inappropriate prescribing exist. In 2010, the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare published the document "Indicators of appropriate drug therapy in the elderly" as a guideline for improving prescribing...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Hovstadius B,Petersson G,Hellström L,Ericson L

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Problems associated with aging will become one of the leading health dilemmas of the next century. Age-associated diseases, including those affecting the neuronal system, are increasing in frequency. Age-related deficiencies in the brain result in impaired motor functions, sleep, behaviour and cognitive functions. Goo...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Fülöp T Jr,Seres I

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Restenosis in the months following a successful percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) remains the main limitation to this technique for myocardial revascularisation. Despite intensive investigation in this area, no pharmacological therapy has yet been found to be useful in preventing restenosis after c...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Hamon M,Lécluse E,Monassier JP,Grollier G,Potier JC

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:There is poor evidence supporting the use of any pharmacologic treatments for neuropsychiatric disorders following traumatic brain injury (TBI), especially among older adults. Informed by our recent characterization of psychotropic medication use among Medicare beneficiaries with TBI, the objective of this st...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Albrecht JS,Rao V,Perfetto EM,Daniel Mullins C

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Man and higher primates have adrenals that secrete large amounts of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) [prasterone] and its sulphate (DHEAS) [PB 008]. A remarkable feature of plasma DHEAS levels in humans is their great decrease with aging. Researchers have postulated that this age-related decline of DHEAS levels may expla...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Legrain S,Girard L

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is inevitable that publicly funded, technically sophisticated medical treatments will be increasingly rationed. Other things being equal, there is a greater duty to use them to prolong the lives of younger than older people. Age is therefore an ethical rationing criterion. Denial of this may actually harm older peo...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Shaw AB

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:New treatments and treatment protocols for diseases affecting the elderly are evolving as we strive to meet the needs of an aging society. To help you keep up to date with the latest advances worldwide on all aspects of drug therapy and patient management, this section of the journal brings you information selected fr...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

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更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In contrast with women, who experience a complete and abrupt cessation of ovarian function during the menopause, aging men largely maintain their testicular androgen production. Nevertheless, most cross-sectional studies indicate that there is a partial decrease in testosterone levels with aging, although this has not...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Maas D,Jochen A,Lalande B

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lithium salts have a well-established role in the treatment of major affective disorders. More recently, experimental and clinical studies have provided evidence that lithium may also exert neuroprotective effects. In animal and cell culture models, lithium has been shown to increase neuronal viability through a combi...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Forlenza OV,de Paula VJ,Machado-Vieira R,Diniz BS,Gattaz WF

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Older people often take multiple medications. It is a policy priority to facilitate older people to stay at home longer. Three-quarters of nursing home placements in the US are preceded by a hospitalization. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the association between polypharmacy and medication regimen complexity with...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Wimmer BC,Dent E,Visvanathan R,Wiese MD,Johnell K,Chapman I,Bell JS

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the frequency of physician consultations and the sale of over-the-counter remedies establish the high prevalence of acute cough in the elderly, epidemiological studies have tended to be imprecise. However, respiratory tract infections in nose, larynx and/or bronchi, either viral or bacterial or both, are by f...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Widdicombe J,Kamath S

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary hyperparathyroidism is a common metabolic bone disease and currently presents a significant management dilemma. Most of the patients have few relevant symptoms and surgical parathyroidectomy offers the prospect of cure with freedom from the risk of long-term complications or the need for a follow-up. However, ...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Sims R,Ubhi C,Hosking D

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Complex interactive effects of genetic predisposition, neurochemical changes and disease comorbidity have been elucidated in the genesis of dementia syndromes. Alzheimer's disease is the most prevalent type of dementia in developed Western countries. In Alzheimer's disease, pharmacological treatment aims at symptomati...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Marksteiner J,Schmidt R

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients hospitalised with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 [SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus 2019 disease (COVID-19)] infection are frequently older with co-morbidities and receiving polypharmacy, all of which are known risk factors for drug-drug interactions (DDIs). The pharmacological burden may be ...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Cattaneo D,Pasina L,Maggioni AP,Giacomelli A,Oreni L,Covizzi A,Bradanini L,Schiuma M,Antinori S,Ridolfo A,Gervasoni C

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The main characteristic of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) in the elderly is its dismal prognosis. However, other than a lower incidence of T-cell ALL and a greater likelihood of unfavourable chromosomal abnormalities, the clinical and biological characteristics of Philadelphia chromosome-negative (Ph-) ALL in the...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Rousselot P,Delannoy A

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Behavioural disturbances, also termed neuropsychiatric symptoms, are a frequent clinical feature of dementia in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Many AD patients receive treatment with cholinesterase inhibitors (ChEIs). This review examines the evidence for behavioural effects of the four ChEIs that have been approved for th...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Grimmer T,Kurz A

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00