Combating Inappropriate Polypharmacy
Older adults are especially prone to inappropriate polypharmacy because they commonly have multiple medical problems and see a variety of specialists.
Older adults are especially prone to inappropriate polypharmacy because they commonly have multiple medical problems and see a variety of specialists.
Most significant increase was seen for children aged 10 to 12 years, but all groups older than 9 years had increases
This week: in COVID related news, a heartburn medication shows benefits; Bebtelovimab is authroized; Veklury is shown to retain antiviral activity against variants. Away from COVID, a functionally scored carbidopa/levodopa tablet is now available for Parkinson disease, and the FDA issues an alert regarding ketamine compounding.
Percentage changes were −51.3 and −17.4 percent for drug classes typically treating acute infections, chronic diseases
In phase 2 trial, 25% nitrous oxide comparable to 50% nitrous oxide for reducing symptoms, but with fewer adverse effects
The most common inappropriate medications included proton pump inhibitors, alpha blockers, and NSAIDs.