Stopping antihypertensives does not slow cognitive decline in older patients In patients over 75 years, low blood pressure can worsen cognitive decline, but researchers found that stopping antihypertensives did not help.…
Urinary tract infection: management in elderly patients Around 10% of older people, and almost a third of care home residents, develop a urinary tract infection each year.…
Pharmacist support ‘helps GPs reduce polypharmacy burden’ Medicines reviews performed by pharmacists in general practice help to reduce polypharmacy burden by 20%.…
Asthma treatment failure linked to older age but not gender Asthma patients aged 30 years and over are nearly twice as likely to experience treatment failure compared with younger sufferers.…
Elderly people taking antihypertensive drugs do not have an increased risk of falls Withholding antihypertensive drugs to prevent falls in elderly people may not be a justifiable practice, study suggests.…
Lipid lowering drugs may lower risk of stroke in elderly people Research backs the idea that lipid lowering drugs may prevent stroke in healthy older people.…
Prevenar 13 vaccine prevents pneumococcal disease in older adults Pfizer’s 13-valent polysaccharide conjugate vaccine Prevenar 13 has demonstrated efficacy against pneumococcal disease in older adults.…
Preventing falls in older people How pharmacy teams can reduce the risk of falls in elderly people by identifying risk factors and managing medicines.…
How pharmacists can help combat polypharmacy in frail elderly patientsThe NHS Highland Polypharmacy Action Group has developed a guideline to help reduce polypharmacy and the potential for adverse events.…