Potentially inappropriate medication use in nursing home residents attending the emergency department

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. S180-S181
Author(s):  
A. Grace ◽  
R. Briggs ◽  
R. Kieran ◽  
R.M. Corcoran ◽  
T. Coughlan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
Inappropriate Medication ◽  
Medication Use ◽  
Nursing Home Residents ◽  
Potentially Inappropriate Medication ◽  
Inappropriate Medication Use

Polypharmacy and Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Blacks with Diabetes Mellitus Presenting to the Emergency Department

2021 ◽  
pp. 089826432110455
Author(s):  
Ginah Nightingale ◽  
Emily M. Scopelliti ◽  
Robin Casten ◽  
Monica Woloshin ◽  
Shu Xiao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Emergency Department ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Inappropriate Medication ◽  
Medication Use ◽  
Potentially Inappropriate Medication ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Inappropriate Medication Use ◽  
Sectional Analysis

Background: Medication-related problems in older Blacks with diabetes mellitus (DM) are not well established. Objectives: To describe the frequency of medication-related problems in older Blacks with DM presenting to the emergency department (ED). Methods: The study was a cross-sectional analysis of baseline data from a randomized controlled trial evaluating Blacks aged ≥60 years of age presenting to the ED. Polypharmacy, potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) use, and anticholinergic score were evaluated. Results: Of 168 patients (median age = 68, range 60–92), most ( n = 164, 98%) were taking ≥5 medications, and 67 (39.9%) were taking a PIM. A majority ( n = 124, 74%) were taking a medication with an anticholinergic score ≥1. Number of medications was correlated with number of PIMs ( r = .22, p = .004) and anticholinergic score ( r = .50, p < .001). Conclusion: Polypharmacy and PIM use was common in older Blacks with DM.

Discontinuing Inappropriate Medication Use in Nursing Home Residents

2017 ◽  
Vol 167 (9) ◽  
pp. 609 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hans Wouters ◽  
Jessica Scheper ◽  
Hedi Koning ◽  
Chris Brouwer ◽  
Jos W. Twisk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Home ◽  
Inappropriate Medication ◽  
Medication Use ◽  
Nursing Home Residents ◽  
Inappropriate Medication Use

Frailty and Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use at Nursing Home Transition

2017 ◽  
Vol 65 (10) ◽  
pp. 2205-2212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura C. Maclagan ◽  
Colleen J. Maxwell ◽  
Sima Gandhi ◽  
Jun Guan ◽  
Chaim M. Bell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Home ◽  
Inappropriate Medication ◽  
Medication Use ◽  
Potentially Inappropriate Medication ◽  
Inappropriate Medication Use ◽  
Nursing Home Transition
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