Optimizing polypharmacy management in the elderly: a comprehensive European benchmarking survey and the development of an innovative online benchmarking application
Journal Article
Kardas, P., Mair, A., Stewart, D., & Lewek, P. (2023)
Optimizing polypharmacy management in the elderly: a comprehensive European benchmarking survey and the development of an innovative online benchmarking application. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 14, Article 1254912. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2023.1254912
Background: Polypharmacy, defined as the simultaneous use of multiple medications by a patient, is a worldwide problem of rising prevalence. Paving the way for drug interactio...
Optimizing pharmacotherapy and deprescribing strategies in older adults living with multimorbidity and polypharmacy: EuGMS SIG on pharmacology position paper
Journal Article
van Poelgeest, E., Seppala, L., Bahat, G., Ilhan, B., Mair, A., van Marum, R., …van der Velde, N. (2023)
Optimizing pharmacotherapy and deprescribing strategies in older adults living with multimorbidity and polypharmacy: EuGMS SIG on pharmacology position paper. European Geriatric Medicine, 14(6), 1195-1209. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41999-023-00872-0
Key summary points: Aim: To summarize the literature on medication review and deprescribing in older adults, and formulate recommendations to improve prescribing medications i...
Recommendations for wider adoption of clinical pharmacy in Central and Eastern Europe in order to optimise pharmacotherapy and improve patient outcomes
Journal Article
Urbańczyk, K., Guntschnig, S., Antoniadis, V., Falamic, S., Kovacevic, T., Kurczewska-Michalak, M., …Kardas, P. (2023)
Recommendations for wider adoption of clinical pharmacy in Central and Eastern Europe in order to optimise pharmacotherapy and improve patient outcomes. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 14, Article 1244151. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2023.1244151
Clinical pharmacy as an area of practice, education and research started developing around the 1960s when pharmacists across the globe gradually identified the need to focus m...
Next-generation ARIA care pathways for rhinitis and asthma: a model for multimorbid chronic diseases
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Bousquet, J. J., the ARIA Study Group, , Schünemann, H. J., Togias, A., Erhola, M., Hellings, P. W., …the MASK Study Group, . (2019)
Next-generation ARIA care pathways for rhinitis and asthma: a model for multimorbid chronic diseases. Clinical and Translational Allergy, 9, https://doi.org/10.1186/s13601-019-0279-2
Background
In all societies, the burden and cost of allergic and chronic respiratory diseases are increasing rapidly. Most economies are struggling to deliver modern health ca...
Medication Safety in Transitions of Care: Technical Report
Report
World Health Organisation, . (2019)
Medication Safety in Transitions of Care: Technical Report. Geneva: WHO
Medication discrepancies impact almost every patient that moves across transitions of care, e.g. admission to or discharge from hospital. WHO urges countries to prioritise ear...
Medication safety in polypharmacy: technical report
Report
Mair, A. (2019)
Medication safety in polypharmacy: technical report. Geneva: WHO
As the population ages more people are likely to suffer from multiple long term illness and take multiple medications. It is essential to therefore take a person-centred appro...
Medication Safety in High Risk Situations
Report
World Health Organization, . (2019)
Medication Safety in High Risk Situations. Geneva: World Health Organization
Polypharmacy and pharmacovigilance: How they relate and why it matters
Journal Article
Mair, A. (2019)
Polypharmacy and pharmacovigilance: How they relate and why it matters. Uppsala Reports, 80, 12-13
Patients with multiple medical conditions – and, consequently, needing multiple medications – present one of the greatest challenges currently facing health services.
Age-Related Medicine
Journal Article
Wahlich, J., Orlu, M., Mair, A., Stegemann, S., & van Riet-Nales, D. (2019)
Age-Related Medicine. Pharmaceutics, 11(4), https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics11040172
A meeting organised by the Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences focussed on the challenges of developing medicines for older adults. International experts discussed the complexi...
EuGMS Task and Finish group on Fall-Risk-Increasing Drugs (FRIDs): Position on Knowledge Dissemination, Management, and Future Research
Journal Article
Seppala, L. J., van der Velde, N., Masud, T., Blain, H., Petrovic, M., van der Cammen, T. J., …the EuGMS Special Interest Group on Pharmacology, . (2019)
EuGMS Task and Finish group on Fall-Risk-Increasing Drugs (FRIDs): Position on Knowledge Dissemination, Management, and Future Research. Drugs and Aging, 36(4), 299-307. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40266-018-0622-7
Falls are a major public health concern in the older population, and certain medication classes are a significant risk factor for falls. However, knowledge is lacking among bo...