The ins and outs of pharmacy services at a program of all-inclusive care for the elderly [0.03%]
全方面照顾老人项目中药品服务的方方面面
Scott Martin Vouri,Amy Tiemeier
Scott Martin Vouri
A program of all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE) is a medical care model currently used in 75 clinical settings across the country. The goal of the model is to allow a participant to live independently in the community as an alternati...
Sarah Stephens,Heather Nyman,Laura Shane-McWhorter
Sarah Stephens
Altered mental status (AMS) and confusion are common reasons older patients may be admitted to a hospital. Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is associated with confusion and AMS. The following case describes an older male presenting with confusio...
Joseph Gruber
Joseph Gruber
While pharmacists have long been delivering personalized clinical patient services, recognition of pharmacists as health care providers, realization of the value of pharmacist cognitive services, and fair payment for pharmacists have been s...
Penny S Shelton,D Brian Mozingo,Patricia S Avissar et al.
Penny S Shelton et al.
Objective: To examine the reliability and validity of the Medication Adherence Individual Review-Screening Tool (MedAdhIR-ST) for assessing medication adherence in a community-dwelling elderly population. ...
Caren McHenry Martin
Caren McHenry Martin
When medication errors occur, they often are the result of discrepancies in medication information during transitions of care, i.e., moving the patient from one setting to another. Pharmacists can play an essential role in performing in-dep...
Jeannette Y Wick
Jeannette Y Wick
Public health authorities have mounted campaigns aimed at educating Americans about the obesity epidemic and urging them to consume less sugar. Another food additive-salt-is also a culprit, and many experts believe it should be the target o...
Jeannette Y Wick,Guido R Zanni
Jeannette Y Wick
Risperidone for post-traumatic combat nightmares: a report of four cases [0.03%]
利培酮治疗创伤后应激障碍伴发的作战噩梦：4例报道
Mark B Detweiler,Nina Khachiyants,Jonna G Detweiler et al.
Mark B Detweiler et al.
Objective: To report the response to low-dose risperidone in individuals with combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) combat nightmares. Desi...
Use of potentially inappropriate medications in an ambulatory Medicare population [0.03%]
门诊医疗保险人群中潜在不适宜药物的应用
Joseph A Woelfel,Rajul A Patel,Mark P Walberg et al.
Joseph A Woelfel et al.
Objective: To determine the prevalence of potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) use by applying the Beers criteria in an ambulatory population of Medicare beneficiaries, and to identify the most common PIMs/PIM class...
Caren McHenry Martin
Caren McHenry Martin
Entrepreneurship has always been central to the practice of pharmacy. Whether opening a new retail store, setting up a unique clinic practice, or researching a novel therapy, pharmacists are continually looking forward and following their v...