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.…
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.…
Preventing falls in older people How pharmacy teams can reduce the risk of falls in elderly people by identifying risk factors and managing medicines.…
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.…
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.…
