Risk of hospitalizations/emergency department visits and treatment costs associated with initial maintenance therapy using fluticasone propionate 500 microg/salmeterol 50 microg compared with ipratropium for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in older adults [0.03%]
与老年慢性阻塞性肺疾病患者初始维持疗法相关的住院和急诊就诊风险及费用比：氟替卡松丙酸酯500微克/沙美特罗醇50微克与异丙托溴铵比较研究
Christopher M Blanchette,Manabu Akazawa,Anand Dalal et al.
Christopher M Blanchette et al.
Background: Cost-effective treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are needed to reduce the burden on the Medicare system. Objectives:...
Use of computer decision support interventions to improve medication prescribing in older adults: a systematic review [0.03%]
利用计算机决策支持干预改善老年人药物处方的系统评价
Lindsey Yourman,John Concato,Joseph V Agostini
Lindsey Yourman
Background: Older adults take multiple medications and are at high risk for adverse drug effects. Objective: This systematic review was...
Howard Fillit,David T Nash,Tatjana Rundek et al.
Howard Fillit et al.
Background: Dementias, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) and vascular dementia, are disorders of aging populations and represent a significant economic burden. Evidence is accumulating to suggest that cardiovascular diseas...
Adverse effects of propafenone after long-term therapy with the addition of citalopram [0.03%]
长期普罗帕酮治疗联合西酞普兰的不良反应
Angeles Garcia
Angeles Garcia
Background: Propafenone, a class IC antiarrhythmic, and citalopram, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), are widely used in older patients. Although a potential interaction between propafenone and SSRIs has be...
Chan Y Cheah,Bronwyn Ladhams,P Gerry Fegan
Chan Y Cheah
Background: Depression is a common problem in the elderly, and the recognition and appropriate management of this illness are important aspects of geriatric medicine. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors have been asso...
A before and after study of medical students' and house staff members' knowledge of ACOVE quality of pharmacologic care standards on an acute care for elders unit [0.03%]
一项关于医学生和住院医生在急性老人照护病房的药物治疗质量ACOVE标准的知识的前后研究
Samantha P Jellinek,Victor Cohen,Marcia Nelson et al.
Samantha P Jellinek et al.
Background: The Assessing Care of Vulnerable Elders (ACOVE) comprehensive set of quality assessment tools for ill older persons is a standard designed to measure overall care delivered to vulnerable elders (ie, those aged...
Methodology of an ongoing, randomized controlled trial to prevent falls through enhanced pharmaceutical care [0.03%]
改善药物治疗以预防跌倒的随机对照试验的方法学研究
Stefanie Ferreri,Mary T Roth,Carri Casteel et al.
Stefanie Ferreri et al.
Background: Falls are the leading cause of both fatal and nonfatal injuries among adults aged > or =65 years in the United States. Past research suggests that individuals taking multiple medications are at increased risk ...
Effect of darbepoetin alfa administered once monthly on maintaining hemoglobin levels in older patients with chronic kidney disease [0.03%]
每月一次darbepoetin α维持慢性肾脏病老年患者血红蛋白水平的效果研究
Marcia R Silver,Anil Agarwal,Michelle Krause et al.
Marcia R Silver et al.
Background: The anemia of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with increased hospitalizations, increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, and diminished quality of life in the elderly. Darbepoetin alfa is an...
Amanda Howard-Thompson,April C Hurdle,Lori B Arnold et al.
Amanda Howard-Thompson et al.
Background: It has been >25 years since the interaction between warfarin and metronidazole was last reported in the literature. The current case report represents the first documentation of this interaction associated wit...
Behavioral changes with paranoia in an elderly woman taking atorvastatin [0.03%]
阿托伐他汀致老年女性行为异常伴偏执改变
Jessica T Peters,Candice L Garwood,Marybeth Lepczyk
Jessica T Peters
Background: There have been a number of published reports of central nervous system (CNS) adverse effects with statins. Case summary: A...