Background Inappropriate polypharmacy is a particular concern in older people and is
associated with negative health outcomes. Choosing the best interventions to improve …

Objectives Pharmacists play a role in providing medication reconciliation. However, data on
effectiveness on patients' clinical outcomes appear inconclusive. Thus, the aim of this study …

Inappropriate polypharmacy, especially in older people, imposes a substantial burden of
adverse drug events, ill health, disability, hospitalization, and even death. The single most …

The International Conference on Harmonization considers older people a 'special
population', as they differ from younger adults in terms of comorbidity, polypharmacy …

Background Older people living with frailty are often exposed to polypharmacy and potential
harm from medications. Targeted deprescribing in this population represents an important …

Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are common in older adults, with falls, orthostatic
hypotension, delirium, renal failure, gastrointestinal and intracranial bleeding being amongst …

Importance Hospital readmissions are common among patients receiving multiple
medications, with considerable costs to the patients and society. Objective To determine …

Background Medication review is often recommended to optimize medication use. In clinical
practice it is mostly operationalized as an intervention without co-interventions during a short …

Medication error is an important cause of patient morbidity and mortality, yet it can be a
confusing and underappreciated concept. This article provides a review for practicing …

Background Polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) are prevalent
in older adults in hospital, and are associated with negative outcomes including adverse …