Recent Literature Update on Medication Risk in Older Adults, 2015-2016
Recent Literature Update on Medication Risk in Older Adults, 2015-2016
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DOI：
10.1111/jgs.14887
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发表时间：
2017-07-01
影响因子：
6.3
通讯作者：
Hanlon, Joseph T.
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作者：
Koronkowski, Michael J.;Semla, Todd P.;Hanlon, Joseph T.
药物可能对老年人造成相当大的风险。本文对2016年以来解决这一问题的四篇文章进行了注释。第一份报告提供了关于老年人使用特定处方药、非处方药和膳食补充剂及其随时间变化的国家数据。第二个讨论了取消无效/不必要的粪便软化剂的机会（即，多库酯）常规给予老年住院患者。第三项全国性研究调查了老年急诊室患者常见的药物不良事件。最后，发表的一项研究表明褪黑激素和骨折之间的潜在关联进行了讨论。本手稿旨在为致力于改善老年人药物安全性的临床医生和研究人员提供药物安全性关键出版物的叙述性综述。
Medications can pose considerable risk in older adults. This article annotates four articles addressing this concern from 2016. The first provides national data on the use of specific prescription, over-the-counter and dietary supplements in older adults and their change over time. The second discusses the opportunity of deprescribing ineffective/unnecessary stool softeners (i.e., docusate) routinely given to older hospital patients. The third national study examines common adverse drug events in older emergency room patients. Finally, a study published demonstrating a potential association between melatonin and fractures is discussed. This manuscript is intended to provide a narrative review of key publications in medication safety for clinicians and researchers committed to improving medication safety in older adults.