Ontology highlight
ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Koronkowski MJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5507725 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Koronkowski Michael J MJ Semla Todd P TP Schmader Kenneth E KE Hanlon Joseph T JT
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 20170328 7
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 i ...[more]