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Increase in potentially inappropriate medicines use seen in all older adults, study results suggest

After assessing patterns of medicines use in patients with and without dementia, researchers found that the risk of potentially inappropriate medicines use significantly increased in all groups…

Published: 22 May 2018

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Regular health checks needed for older people with learning disabilities to reduce late diagnosis, NICE says

Older people with learning disabilities should have annual health assessments to help monitor their health more effectively, according to new guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.…

Published: 12 April 2018

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How Kayt Blythin established a pharmacist-led medicines optimisation service in East Sussex care homes

Kayt Blythin is a principal clinical pharmacist for medicines optimisation for care homes at Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust.…

Published: 9 April 2018

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Medical cannabis safe and effective in older people, study finds

Research has shown medical cannabis to be safe and effective for treating pain in older people…

Published: 4 April 2018

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Geriatrician assessment could help GPs with older people’s medicines optimisation

A study has found that involving secondary care geriatricians in general practice could help support GPs in optimising older patients’ medications.…

Published: 26 March 2018

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Integration fund to pay for pharmacist medicine optimisation posts in care homes

Announcement of 180 pharmacist and 60 pharmacy technician posts to improve medicines optimisation in care homes…

Published: 7 February 2018

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PHE supports use of trivalent flu vaccine in older people to reduce hospitalisations

New Public Health England guidance says using adjuvanted trivalent influenza vaccine in older people would reduce GP consultations and hospitalisations…

Published: 1 February 2018

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Pharmacies will be commissioned to provide flu vaccination next winter using trivalent adjuvanted vaccine

Community pharmacies will be commissioned to administer flu vaccination to the over-65s and other high-risk groups next winter…

Published: 19 January 2018

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Study reinforces importance of repeated annual flu vaccination in older adults

Repeated flu vaccination is highly effective in preventing severe and fatal infection caused by influenza in older adults.…

Published: 9 January 2018

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Flu consultations with GPs spike

There was a large increase in the number of GP consultations in England for flu-like illness at the end of 2017.…

Published: 3 January 2018