Incidence and Preventability of Adverse Drug Events Among Older Persons in the Ambulatory Setting
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...When we developed a treatment plan for a hypothetical patient using a conservative regimen created in accordance with CPGs, she was treated with multiple medications with high complexity, with the attendant risks of medication errors, adverse drug events, drug interactions, and hospitalization.(4,58-60) The recommended regimens may present the patient with an unsustainable treatment burden, making independent self-management and adherence difficult....
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...holidays monthly or more often and have frequent omissions; and (6) take few or no doses....
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...As one might expect, common drug classes associated with ADEs include anticoagulants, NSAIDs, cardiovascular medications, diuretics, antibiotics, anticonvulsants, benzodiazepines, and hypoglycemic medications [13,15,16]....
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...Drug-drug interactions are a frequent cause of preventable ADEs and medication-related hospitalizations [16,20]....
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