Major bleeding risk higher for dabigatran than for warfarin, study suggests Research suggests that dabigatran is associated with a higher risk of bleeding compared with warfarin in a US population sample.…
Dementia payments are misspent The government should cancel the incentive scheme that pays GPs in England for each case of dementia they diagnose.…
Why elderly care must be a priority for pharmacists in Wales Health minister calls for pharmacists to focus on polypharmacy and over-treatment in the elderly.…
Review calls for improvements to medicines management in Welsh hospitals Unannounced inspections of facilities providing hospital care for elderly patients in Wales have revealed serious shortfalls in medicines management.…
Why stopping inappropriate medicines in elderly patients is so important Pharmacists need to be bolder when it comes to recommending that unnecessary medicines be stopped in elderly patients.…
Anticholinergic drugs impair cognitive and physical function in the elderly Analysis from a systematic review of 46 studies indicates that drugs with anticholinergic properties have a significant adverse effect on cognitive and physical function.…
