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Burgos-Alonso N, Torrecilla M, Mendiguren A, Pérez-Gómez Moreta M, Bruzos-Cidón C. Strategies to Improve Therapeutic Adherence in Polymedicated Patients over 65 Years: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Pharmacy (Basel) 2024; 12:35. [PMID: 38392942 PMCID: PMC10892390 DOI: 10.3390/pharmacy12010035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2023] [Revised: 01/02/2024] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Part of the population over 65 years of age suffer from several pathologies and are therefore polymedicated. In this systematic review and metanalysis, we aimed to determine the efficacy of several strategies developed to improve adherence to pharmacological treatment in polymedicated elderly people. DESIGN Web Of Science, PubMed and the Cochrane Library were searched until 2 January 2024. In total, 17 of the 1508 articles found evaluated the efficacy of interventions to improve adherence to medication in polymedicated elderly patients. Methodological quality and the risk of bias were rated using the Cochrane risk of bias tool. Open Meta Analyst® software was used to create forest plots of the meta-analysis. RESULTS In 11 of the 17 studies, an improvement in adherence was observed through the use of different measurement tools and sometimes in combination. The most frequently used strategy was using instructions and counselling, always in combination, in a single strategy used to improve adherence; one involved the use of medication packs and the other patient follow-up. In both cases, the results in improving adherence were positive. Five studies using follow-up interventions via visits and phone calls showed improved adherence on the Morisky Green scale compared to those where usual care was received [OR = 1.900; 95% CI = 1.104-3.270] (p = 0.021). DISCUSSION There is a high degree of heterogeneity in the studies analyzed, both in the interventions used and in the measurement tools for improving adherence to treatment. Therefore, we cannot make conclusions about the most efficacious strategy to improve medication adherence in polymedicated elderly patients until more evidence of single-intervention strategies is available.
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- Natalia Burgos-Alonso
- Public Health Department, Faculty of Medicine and Nursing, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48940 Leioa, Spain
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- Pharmacology Department, Faculty of Medicine and Nursing, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48940 Leioa, Spain
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- Pharmacology Department, Faculty of Medicine and Nursing, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48940 Leioa, Spain
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- Public Health Department, Faculty of Medicine and Nursing, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48940 Leioa, Spain
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- Nursing I Department, Faculty of Medicine and Nursing, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48940 Leioa, Spain
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Díaz Planelles I, Navarro-Tapia E, García-Algar Ó, Andreu-Fernández V. Prevalence of Potentially Inappropriate Prescriptions According to the New STOPP/START Criteria in Nursing Homes: A Systematic Review. Healthcare (Basel) 2023; 11. [PMID: 36766997 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare11030422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2022] [Revised: 01/21/2023] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The demand for long-term care is expected to increase due to the rising life expectancy and the increased prevalence of long-term illnesses. Nursing home residents are at an increased risk of suffering adverse drug events due to inadequate prescriptions. The main objective of this systematic review is to collect and analyze the prevalence of potentially inadequate prescriptions based on the new version of STOPP/START criteria in this specific population. Databases (PubMed, Web of Science and Cochrane) were searched for inappropriate prescription use in nursing homes according to the second version of STOPP/START criteria. The risk of bias was assessed with the STROBE checklist. A total of 35 articles were assessed for eligibility. One hundred and forty nursing homes and more than 6900 residents were evaluated through the analysis of 13 studies of the last eight years. The reviewed literature returned prevalence ranges between 67.8% and 87.7% according to the STOPP criteria, according to START criteria prevalence ranged from 39.5% to 99.7%. The main factors associated with the presence of inappropriate prescriptions were age, comorbidities, and polypharmacy. These data highlight that, although the STOPP/START criteria were initially developed for community-dwelling older adults, its use in nursing homes may be a starting point to help detect more efficiently inappropriate prescriptions in institutionalized patients. We hope that this review will help to draw attention to the need for medication monitoring systems in this vulnerable population.
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Fagiuoli S, Toniutto P, Coppola N, Ancona DD, Andretta M, Bartolini F, Ferrante F, Lupi A, Palcic S, Rizzi FV, Re D, Alvarez Nieto G, Hernandez C, Frigerio F, Perrone V, Degli Esposti L, Mangia A. Italian Real-World Analysis of the Impact of Polypharmacy and Aging on the Risk of Multiple Drug-Drug Interactions (DDIs) in HCV Patients Treated with Pangenotypic Direct-Acting Antivirals (pDAA). Ther Clin Risk Manag 2023; 19:57-65. [PMID: 36699017 PMCID: PMC9868280 DOI: 10.2147/tcrm.s394467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2022] [Accepted: 12/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Purpose The study aims at investigating the impact of polymedication and aging in the prevalence of multiple drug-drug interactions (DDIs) on HCV patients treated with sofosbuvir/velpatasvir (SOF/VEL) or glecaprevir/pibrentasvir (GLE/PIB). Patients and Methods This is a retrospective analysis based on administrative data covering around 6.9 million individuals. Patients treated with SOF/VEL or GLE/PIB over November 2017-March 2020 were included. Index date corresponded to SOF/VEL or GLE/PIB first prescription during such period; patients were followed up for treatment duration. Analyses were then focused on patients with ≥2 comedications at risk of multiple DDIs. The severity and the effect of multiple DDI were identified using the Liverpool University tool. Results A total of 2057 patients with SOF/VEL and 2128 with GLE/PIB were selected. Mean age of SOF/VEL patients was 58.5 years, higher than GLE/PIB ones (52.5 years) (p < 0.001), and patients >50 years were more present in SOF/VEL vs GLE/PIB cohorts: 72% vs 58%, (p < 0.001). Most prescribed co-medications were cardiovascular, alimentary and nervous system drugs. Proportion of patients with ≥2 comedications was higher in SOF/VEL compared to GLE/PIB cohort (56.5% vs 32.3%, p < 0.001). Those at high-risk of multiple DDIs accounted for 11.6% (N = 135) of SOF/VEL and 19.6% (N = 135) of GLE/PIB (p < 0.001) patients with ≥2 comedications. Among them, the potential effect of DDI was a decrease of DAA serum levels (11% of SOF/VEL and GLE/PIB patients) and an increased concentration of comedication serum levels (14% of SOF/VEL and 42% of GLE/PIB patients). Conclusion This real-world analysis provided a thorough characterization on the burden of polymedication regimens in HCV patients treated with SOF/VEL or GLE/PIB that expose such patients to an increased risk of DDIs. In our sample population, SOF/VEL regimen was more frequently detected on elderly patients and on those with ≥2 comedications at risk of multi-DDI, ie, among patients characterized by higher rates of comorbidities and polypharmacy.
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- Stefano Fagiuoli
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan Bicocca & Gastroenterology Hepatology and Transplantation Unit, ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
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- Hepatology and Liver Transplantation Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria, Udine, Italy
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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- UOC Assistenza Farmaceutica Territoriale, Azienda Ulss 8 Berica, Vicenza, Italy
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- Dipartimento Diagnostica Ed Assistenza Farmaceutica – ASL Frosinone, Frosinone, Italy
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- Farmaceutica Territoriale- Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata Giuliano-Isontina (ASUGI), Trieste, Italy
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- Servizio Farmaceutico Territoriale ASL Teramo, Teramo, Italy
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- Clicon S.r.l., Health Economics and Outcomes Research, Bologna, Italy
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- Clicon S.r.l., Health Economics and Outcomes Research, Bologna, Italy,Correspondence: Luca Degli Esposti, CliCon S.r.l. Società Benefit, Health, Economics & Outcomes Research, Via Murri, 9, Bologna, 40137, Italy, Tel +390544 38393, Email
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- Gastroenterology and Transplant Hepatology, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo, 24127, Italy
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Muñoz-Contreras MC, Segarra I, López-Román FJ, Galera RN, Cerdá B. Role of caregivers on medication adherence management in polymedicated patients with Alzheimer's disease or other types of dementia. Front Public Health 2022; 10:987936. [PMID: 36353281 PMCID: PMC9638151 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.987936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2022] [Accepted: 10/07/2022] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Background Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other dementia patients may have severe difficulties to ensure medication adherence due to their generally advanced age, polymedicated and multi-pathological situations as well as certain degree of cognitive impairment. Thus, the role of patient caregivers becomes crucial to warrantee treatment compliance. Purpose To assess the factors associated to patients and caregivers on medication adherence of patients with AD and other types of dementia as well as the degree of caregiver satisfaction with respect to treatment. Methods An observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study among the caregivers of 100 patients with AD and other types of dementia of the "Cartagena and Region Association of Relatives of Patients with Alzheimer's Disease and other Neurodegenerative Diseases" was conducted to assess patient and caregiver factors that influence medication adherence evaluated with the Morisky-Green-Levine test. Results Overall, adherence to treatment was 71%, with similar proportions between male and female patients. Greater adherence was found in married or widowed patients (49.3%), first degree (85.9%) or female (81.7%) caregivers but lower in AD patients (75.9%). Multivariate analysis showed a statistically significant positive association between non-adherence and male sex of the caregiver (OR 3.512 [95%IC 1.124-10.973]), dementia (OR 3.065 [95%IC 1.019-9.219]), type of caregiver (non-first-degree relative) (OR 0.325 [95%IC 0.054-0.672]) and civil status of the patient (OR 2.011 [95%IC 1.155-3.501]) favorable for married or widowed patients. No or week association was found with gender, age, education level, number of drugs used or polymedicated status of the patient. Caregivers considered the use (90%) and administration (91%) of the treatment easy or very easy and rarely interfered with their daily life, especially for female caregivers (p = 0.016). Finally, 71% indicated that they were satisfied or very satisfied with the treatment received by the patient. Conclusions Caregivers influence therapeutic management with predictors for improved adherence including female gender and first-degree kinship, together with patient's marital status. Thus, training caregivers about the disease and the importance of medication adherence in AD patients may ensure optimal treatment.
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- María Cristina Muñoz-Contreras
- Hospital Pharmacy, Hospital La Vega, Murcia, Spain,‘Pharmacokinetics, Patient Care and Translational Bioethics' Research Group, UCAM – Catholic University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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- ‘Pharmacokinetics, Patient Care and Translational Bioethics' Research Group, UCAM – Catholic University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain,Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, UCAM – Catholic University of Murcia, Guadalupe, Spain,*Correspondence: Ignacio Segarra
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- Health Sciences Department, UCAM – Catholic University of Murcia, Guadalupe, Spain,Biomedical Research Institute of Murcia (IMIB-Arrixaca), Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, UCAM – Catholic University of Murcia, Guadalupe, Spain,‘Nutrition, Oxidative Stress and Bioavailability' Research Group, UCAM – Catholic University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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Rolland B, Dalon F, Gauthier N, Nourredine M, Bérard M, Carton L, Brousse G, Llorca PM, Jacoud F, Van Ganse E, Belhassen M. Antipsychotic prescribing practices in real-life (APPREAL study): Findings from the French National Healthcare System Database (2007-2017). Front Psychiatry 2022; 13:1021780. [PMID: 36387010 PMCID: PMC9659890 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1021780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Antipsychotics are used in a large variety of psychiatric and neurological disorders; investigating their use in real life is important to understand national prescribing practices, as well as to determine the levels of patient adherence. METHODS Using a 1/97e random sample (General Sample of Beneficiaries, EGB) of the French health insurance reimbursement database, we conducted a historical cohort study on the 2007-2017 period. The aim was to describe the sociodemographic characteristics of patients, the types of antipsychotics dispensed, the types of prescribers, the mean doses and average durations of treatment, the co-dispensed medications, and the levels of adherence to treatment. To exclude punctual uses of antipsychotics, we selected only patients with a continuous dispensing of the same antipsychotic over at least 3 months. RESULTS In total, 13,799 subjects (1.66% of the EGB sample) were included (56.0% females; mean age 55.8 ± 19.4 years). Risperidone (19.3%), cyamemazine (18.7%), olanzapine (11.9%), tiapride (8.8%), and haloperidol (7.5%) were the five most prescribed antipsychotics. 44.9% of prescriptions were written by general practitioners, 34.1% by hospital practitioners, and 18.4% by private-practice psychiatrists. On average, the mean dispensed doses were relatively low, but the variation range was large. Long-acting forms were used in 5.4% of the sample, and clozapine in 1.3%. 34.2% of patients received more than one antipsychotic, and almost 15% were prescribed at least three concomitant antipsychotics. Paliperidone and clozapine were associated with the highest levels of adherence, and risperidone and haloperidol with the lowest ones. CONCLUSION An important heterogeneity of antipsychotic prescribing practices was observed in France. The rate of use of long-acting antipsychotics was low, whereas multiple antipsychotic prescriptions were frequent.
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- Benjamin Rolland
- Centre Hospitalier Le Vinatier, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Academic Department of Addiction Medicine (SUAL), Bron, France.,Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- Saint-Cyr au Mont d'Or Hospital, Hospital Pharmacy, Saint-Cyr-au Mont-d'Or Psychiatric Hospital, Saint-Cyr-au Mont-d'Or, France
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- Hospices Civils de Lyon, Pharmacotoxicology Laboratory, Department of Clinical Research and Epidemiology, Lyon, France.,Faculté de Médecine Lyon Sud, Lyon 1 University, Lyon, France
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- CHU Lille, Department of Pharmacology, Inserm, Lille Neuroscience and Cognition, UMR-S1172, Université de Lille, Lille, France
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- CMP-B CHU, CNRS, Clermont Auvergne INP, Institut Pascal, University Clermont Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- CMP-B CHU, CNRS, Clermont Auvergne INP, Institut Pascal, University Clermont Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- PELyon, Lyon, France.,Respiratory Medicine, Croix Rousse University Hospital, Lyon, France.,Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University, Research on Healthcare Performance (RESHAPE), INSERM U1290, Lyon, France
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Blanco-Reina E, Aguilar-Cano L, García-Merino MR, Ocaña-Riola R, Valdellós J, Bellido-Estévez I, Ariza-Zafra G. Assessing Prevalence and Factors Related to Frailty in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Multinomial Logistic Analysis. J Clin Med 2021; 10:jcm10163576. [PMID: 34441873 PMCID: PMC8397006 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10163576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2021] [Revised: 08/11/2021] [Accepted: 08/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Frailty is an age-related clinical condition that typically involves a deterioration in the physiological capacity of various organ systems and heightens the patient’s susceptibility to stressors. For this reason, one of the main research goals currently being addressed is that of characterising the impact of frailty in different settings. The main aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of Fried’s frailty phenotype among community-dwelling older people and to analyse the factors associated with frailty. In this research study, 582 persons aged 65 years or more participated in this cross-sectional study that was conducted at primary healthcare centres in Málaga, Spain. Sociodemographic, clinical, functional and comprehensive drug therapy data were compiled. The relationship between the independent variables and the different states of frailty was analysed by using a multinomial logistic regression model. Frailty was present in 24.1% of the study sample (95% CI = 20.7–27.6) of whom 54.3% were found to be pre-frail and 21.6% were non-frail. The study variable most strongly associated with frailty was the female gender (OR = 20.54, 95% CI = 9.10–46.3). Other factors found to be associated with the state of frailty included age, dependence for the instrumental activities of daily living (IADL), polymedication, osteoarticular pathology and psychopathology. This study confirms the high prevalence of frailty among community-dwelling older people. Frailty may be associated with many factors. Some of these associated factors may be preventable or modifiable and, thus, provide clinically relevant targets for intervention. This is particularly the case for depressive symptoms, the clinical control of osteoarthritis and the use of polypharmacy.
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- Encarnación Blanco-Reina
- Pharmacology and Therapeutics Department, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga-IBIMA, School of Medicine, University of Málaga, 29016 Málaga, Spain;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +34-952136648
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- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department, Hospital Regional Universitario, 29010 Málaga, Spain;
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- Escuela Andaluza de Salud Pública, 18011 Granada, Spain;
- Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria ibs.GRANADA, 18011 Granada, Spain
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- Health District of Málaga-Guadalhorce, 29009 Málaga, Spain; (M.R.G.-M.); (J.V.)
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- Pharmacology and Therapeutics Department, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga-IBIMA, School of Medicine, University of Málaga, 29016 Málaga, Spain;
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- Geriatrics Department, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario, 02006 Albacete, Spain;
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Šola KF, Mucalo I, Brajković A, Jukić I, Verbanac D, Vladimir Knežević S. Drug therapy problems identified among older adults placed in a nursing home: the Croatian experience. J Int Med Res 2020; 48:300060520928791. [PMID: 32493090 PMCID: PMC7273786 DOI: 10.1177/0300060520928791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2019] [Accepted: 04/30/2020] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine the frequency and type of drug therapy problems (DTPs) in older institutionalized adults. METHOD We conducted a cross-sectional observational study from February to June 2016 at a 150-bed public nursing home in Croatia, where comprehensive medication management (CMM) services were provided. A rational decision-making process, referred to as the Pharmacotherapy Workup method, was used to classify DTPs. RESULTS Data were prospectively collected from 73 residents, among which 71% were age 75 years or older. The median number of prescribed medications per patient was 7 (2-16) and polypharmacy (> 4) was recorded for 54 (74.0%) patients. A total 313 DTPs were identified, with an average of 4.3 ± 2 DTPs per patient. The most frequent DTP was needing additional drug therapy (n = 118; 37.7%), followed by adverse drug reaction (n = 55; 17.6%). Lactulose (14.4%), tramadol (6.7%), and potassium (6.4%) were the medications most frequently related to DTPs. CONCLUSION The high prevalence of DTPs identified among older institutionalized adults strongly suggests the need to incorporate new pharmacist-led CMM services within existing institutional care facilities, to improve the care provided to nursing home residents.
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- University of Zagreb Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Zagreb, Croatia
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- University of Zagreb Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Community Pharmacy Mandis Pharm, Zagreb, Croatia
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- University of Zagreb Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Zagreb, Croatia
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Pereira F, Roux P, Santiago-Delefosse M, von Gunten A, Wernli B, Martins MM, Verloo H. Optimising medication management for polymedicated home-dwelling older adults with multiple chronic conditions: a mixed-methods study protocol. BMJ Open 2019; 9:e030030. [PMID: 31662367 PMCID: PMC6830655 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Optimal medication management is one of the basic conditions necessary for home-dwelling older adults living with multiple chronic conditions (OAMCC) to be able to remain at home and preserve their quality of life. Currently, the reasons for such high numbers of emergency department visits and the very significant rate of hospitalisations for OAMCC, due to medication-related problems (MRPs), is poorly explored. This study aims to reveal the current state of the medication management practices of polymedicated, home-dwelling OAMCC and to make proposals for improving clinical and medication pathways through an innovative and integrated model for supporting medication management and preventing adverse health outcomes. METHODS AND ANALYSIS A mixed-methods study will address the medication management of polymedicated, home-dwelling OAMCC. Its explanatory sequential design will involve two major phases conducted sequentially over time. The quantitative phase will consist of retrospectively exploiting the last 5 years of electronic patient records from a local hospital (N ≈ 50 000) in order to identify the different profiles-made up of patient-related, medication-related and environment-related factors-of the polymedicated, home-dwelling OAMCC at risk of hospitalisation, emergency department visits, hospital readmission (notably for MRPs), institutionalisation or early death. The qualitative study will involve: (a) obtaining and understanding the medication management practices and experiences of the identified profiles extracted from the hospital data of OAMCC who will be interviewed at home (N ≈ 30); (b) collecting and analysing the perspectives of the formal and informal caregivers involved in medication management at home in order to cross-reference perspectives about this important dimension of care at home. Finally, the mixed-methods findings will enable the development of an innovative, integrated model of medication management based on the Agency for Clinical Innovation framework and Bodenheimer and Sinsky's quadruple aim. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION Ethical approval has been obtained from the Human Research Ethics Committee of the Canton Vaud (2018-02196). Findings will be disseminated in peer-reviewed journals, professional conferences and other knowledge transfer activities with primary healthcare providers, hospital care units, informal caregivers' and patients' associations.
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- Filipa Pereira
- School of Health Sciences, HES-SO Valais-Wallis, Sion, Switzerland
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Research Center for Psychology of Health, Aging and Sport Examination, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Research Center for Psychology of Health, Aging and Sport Examination, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Service of Old Age Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Swiss Centre of Expertise in the Social Sciences, University of Lausanne, FORS, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Higher School of Nursing of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- School of Health Sciences, HES-SO Valais-Wallis, Sion, Switzerland
- Service of Old Age Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Inappropriate drug prescribing is an avoidable cause of adverse drug events, sources of an increase in morbimortality, excess spending and a decrease in quality of life. Many actions exist to improve prescribing quality and to secure the medication circuit in nursing homes. As part of the deployment of telemedicine, the benefit of a medico-pharmaceutical tele-expertise system for medication is evident.
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- Maeva Montaleytang
- AP-HM, service pharmacie, hôpital de la Timone, 264, rue Saint-Pierre, 13385 Marseille, France; Laboratoire de pharmacie clinique, faculté de pharmacie, Aix-Marseille Université, 27, boulevard Jean-Moulin, CS 30064, 13385 Marseille Cedex 5, France
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- AP-HM, service pharmacie, hôpital de la Timone, 264, rue Saint-Pierre, 13385 Marseille, France; Laboratoire de pharmacie clinique, faculté de pharmacie, Aix-Marseille Université, 27, boulevard Jean-Moulin, CS 30064, 13385 Marseille Cedex 5, France
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- AP-HM, service de médecine interne, gériatrie et thérapeutique, hôpital de la Timone, 264, rue Saint-Pierre, 13385 Marseille, France.
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Pereira F, Roux P, Rosselet Amoussou J, Martins MM, von Gunten A, Verloo H. Medication Management Models for Polymedicated Home-Dwelling Older Adults With Multiple Chronic Conditions: Protocol of a Systematic Review. JMIR Res Protoc 2019; 8:e13582. [PMID: 31140441 PMCID: PMC6658322 DOI: 10.2196/13582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2019] [Revised: 03/26/2019] [Accepted: 03/29/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background Older adults with multiple chronic diseases commonly require complex medication regimes. When combined with frailty, cognitive impairment, and changing pharmacological prescriptions, older adults’ polymedication regimes increase the risk of medication-related problems (MRPs) and hospitalization. Effective, well-organized medication management could avoid MRPs and their clinical outcomes. Objective Identify medication management models and analyze their impact on managing and preventing MRPs for polymedicated, home-dwelling older adults. Methods We will conduct a systematic review of published articles in relevant professional scientific journals from inception until March 31, 2019, in the following electronic databases,: Embase; Medline OvidSP; PubMed (NOT Medline[sb]); Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) EBSCO; PsycINFO OvidSP; Cochrane Library, Wiley; and Web of Science. We will also hand search the bibliographies of all the relevant articles found and search for unpublished studies. We will consider publications in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese. Retrieved articles will be screened for eligibility. Statistical analyses will be conducted following the recommendations of the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions, the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA), and Meta-analysis Of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (MOOSE) statements. Data will be analyzed using SPSS Statistics for Windows, version 25.0 (IBM Corp), and Review Manager, version 5.5 (The Nordic Cochrane Centre, The Cochrane Collaboration). Results A preliminary search in Embase delivered 3272 references. This preliminary search allows us to complete our research strategy with equation development and to search the other databases. Relevant articles identified will allow for searching the reference lists for unpublished studies. The inclusion and exclusion criteria will be rigorously respected in the study selection. The entire study is expected to be completed by January 2020. Conclusions This review will provide an exhaustive view of medication management models that could be effective for polymedicated, home-dwelling older adults and will allow us to analyze their impact on managing and preventing MRPs. Trial Registration PROSPERO CRD42018117287; https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=117287 (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/77fCfbCjT) International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID) DERR1-10.2196/13582
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- Filipa Pereira
- School of Health Sciences, HES-SO Valais-Wallis, Sion, Switzerland.,Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Research Center for Psychology of Health, Aging and Sport Examination, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Psychiatry Library, Education and Research Department, Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.,Higher School of Nursing of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Service of Old Age Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- School of Health Sciences, HES-SO Valais-Wallis, Sion, Switzerland.,Service of Old Age Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Campos MG, Machado J, Costa ML, Lino S, Correia F, Maltez F. Case Report: Severe Hematological, Muscle and Liver Toxicity Caused by Drugs and Artichoke Infusion Interaction in an Elderly Polymedicated Patient. Curr Drug Saf 2018; 13:44-50. [PMID: 28901251 DOI: 10.2174/1574886312666170912163746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2017] [Revised: 08/25/2017] [Accepted: 08/28/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Case report, in a patient with a history of diabetes and hypertension, treated with metformin, gliclazide, enalapril + hydrochlorothiazide, amlodipine, aspirin and diazepam, recently medicated for a gouty crisis with colchicine and clonixin without improvement. Believing it could help in the treatment of gouty crisis symptoms he took about 1.5 L of artichoke infusion (Cynara cardunculus). He felt better and did agriculture work but developed a distal muscle pain, severe anemia, standard biochemical liver cholestasis, increase of alkaline phosphatase and marked increase of inflammatory parameters (hyperleucocytosis) and enters in the emergency department at the hospital. OBJECTIVE Evaluation of the cause of complaints and laboratory abnormalities and the involvement of artichoke infusion. RESULTS The prominence of the inflammatory parameters was ruled out because of exhaustive autoimmune, infectious or para-neoplastic syndrome (blood cultures, serology, diagnostic imaging, bone marrow and bone biopsy, muscle biopsy and nerve, abdominal angiography) were carried out showing normal results. The evaluation pointed out that the concomitant intake of artichoke infusion may have been involved in the framework developed, since the drugs which were being administered to/by the patient have a metabolism mainly mediated by CYP450 3A4 and 2C9 that could be compromised when these isoenzymes are inhibited by phenolic and flavonoid compounds from plants. Colchicine was one of the last drugs took that have as side effects most of the symptoms felt by patient including diarrhea and anemia. CONCLUSION The spontaneous and complete recovery of the patient and the negativity of research looking for other causes, conduce to a strong possibility of the interaction between artichoke and the drugs in the clinical presentation of this case.
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- M G Campos
- Observatory of Herb-Drug Interactions, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Health Sciences Campus, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal.,Centre of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, Rua Larga, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Curry Cabral Hospital, Rua da Beneficencia 8, 1069-166 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Curry Cabral Hospital, Rua da Beneficencia 8, 1069-166 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Curry Cabral Hospital, Rua da Beneficencia 8, 1069-166 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Curry Cabral Hospital, Rua da Beneficencia 8, 1069-166 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Curry Cabral Hospital, Rua da Beneficencia 8, 1069-166 Lisboa, Portugal
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Martínez-Salazar MF, Oaxaca-Navarro J, Leija-Salas A, García-Jiménez S, Sánchez-Alemán MA, Déciga-Campos M. Analysis of self-reported adverse reactions to efavirenz and drug interactions in a population with HIV in Mexico. Eur J Hosp Pharm 2017; 25:322-326. [PMID: 31157050 DOI: 10.1136/ejhpharm-2016-001106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2016] [Revised: 01/04/2017] [Accepted: 01/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Objective To analyse the most frequent self-reported adverse reactions (ARs), the durability and the causes of antiretrovirals (ARVs) regimens change, concomitant treatments and drug interactions related to the use of ARVs in a group of people living with HIV in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico. Materials and methods Cross-sectional study conducted in a clinic specialising in HIV 'CAPASITS-Cuernavaca' in Mexico from February to June 2015. People who wanted to participate were given a questionnaire on demographic characteristics, adherence, concomitant treatments and ARs. To understand the clinical variables, the clinical records were reviewed. Quantitative variables were compared using Student's t-test for normal data and the Mann-Whitney U test for non-normal data. For comparisons between categorical variables, the χ2 test was used. All tests used a significance level of 0.05. Results A total of 96 people participated, and 218 ARs (mean= 2.3±1.9) were found. The most frequently encountered ARs were dizziness (53.1%), insomnia (21.9%) and lucid dreams (17.7%). Twenty-three people (24%) were polymedicated, and 18 potential interactions were detected in 12 people. Conclusions The results suggest that a thorough analysis of the possible drug interactions should be performed for polymedicated people on ARV treatment and that a protocol should be designed for the monitoring and management of AR to ensure a good adherence to ARV treatment.
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- María Fernanda Martínez-Salazar
- Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de México, México
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- CAPASITS Cuernavaca, Servicios de Salud del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
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- Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
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- Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
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- Centro de Investigación Sobre Enfermedades Infecciosas, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
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- Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de México, México
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