Optimising drug treatment for elderly people: the prescribing cascade
PA Rochon, JH Gurwitz - Bmj, 1997 - bmj.com
The most frequent medical intervention performed by a doctor is the writing of a prescription.
Because chronic illness increases with advancing age, older people are more likely to have …
Because chronic illness increases with advancing age, older people are more likely to have …
Patients at-risk for cost-related medication nonadherence: a review of the literature
Objective Up to 32% of older patients take less medication than prescribed to avoid costs,
yet a comprehensive assessment of risk factors for cost-related nonadherence (CRN) is not …
yet a comprehensive assessment of risk factors for cost-related nonadherence (CRN) is not …
The effect of computerized physician order entry with clinical decision support on the rates of adverse drug events: a systematic review
JI Wolfstadt, JH Gurwitz, TS Field, M Lee… - Journal of general …, 2008 - Springer
Context Computerized physician order entry (CPOE) with clinical decision support (CDS) has
been promoted as an effective strategy to prevent the development of a drug injury defined …
been promoted as an effective strategy to prevent the development of a drug injury defined …
Incidence and preventability of adverse drug events among older persons in the ambulatory setting
Context Adverse drug events, especially those that may be preventable, are among the most
serious concerns about medication use in older persons cared for in the ambulatory clinical …
serious concerns about medication use in older persons cared for in the ambulatory clinical …
Incidence of hospitalized rhabdomyolysis in patients treated with lipid-lowering drugs
…, SE Andrade, SD Schech, L La Grenade, JH Gurwitz… - Jama, 2004 - jamanetwork.com
ContextLipid-lowering agents are widely prescribed in the United States. Reliable estimates
of rhabdomyolysis risk with various lipid-lowering agents are not available.ObjectiveTo …
of rhabdomyolysis risk with various lipid-lowering agents are not available.ObjectiveTo …
Incidence and preventability of adverse drug events in nursing homes
PURPOSE: Adverse drug events, especially those that may have been preventable, are
among the most serious concerns about medication use in nursing homes. We studied the …
among the most serious concerns about medication use in nursing homes. We studied the …
Reduction of bacteriuria and pyuria after ingestion of cranberry juice
Objective. —To determine the effect of regular intake of cranberry juice beverage on
bacteriuria and pyuria in elderly women. Design. —Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled …
bacteriuria and pyuria in elderly women. Design. —Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled …
Antipsychotic drug use and mortality in older adults with dementia
…, HD Fischer, N Herrmann, JH Gurwitz… - Annals of internal …, 2007 - acpjournals.org
Background: Antipsychotic drugs are widely used to manage behavioral and psychological
symptoms in dementia despite concerns about their safety. Objective: To examine the …
symptoms in dementia despite concerns about their safety. Objective: To examine the …
Prescription drug use in pregnancy
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to provide information on the prevalence of the
use of prescription drugs among pregnant women in the United States. STUDY DESIGN: A …
use of prescription drugs among pregnant women in the United States. STUDY DESIGN: A …
The exclusion of the elderly and women from clinical trials in acute myocardial infarction
Objective. —To determine the extent to which the elderly have been excluded from trials of
drug therapies used in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction, to identify factors …
drug therapies used in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction, to identify factors …