Costs deter patients from taking their neurologic medications … Address patient complaints to lower risk of violence against nurses, say researchers … Hospital readmissions less likely when elders...
Better facility lighting can help prevent medication errors
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 17, 2020
Nurses with nearsightedness or the visual changes of aging were less likely to misread medication labels under optimized lighting conditions.
Many views on aging based on misconceptions, survey finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 29, 2019
The care of older adults is mired in misinformation, according to a new survey by WebMD and The John A. Hartford Foundation.
The dosage decides: Statins can raise or lower osteoporosis risk
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 30, 2019
Statins have a tricky link to osteoporosis. A low dose offers protection, but high doses increase risk, a new study has found.
Risks may outweigh benefits of insulin in elderly, ill patients
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 24, 2019
When managing medications for frail elders, clinicians should take a hard look at insulin, say the researchers behind a new study.
To sort, or not to sort? British pharmacists answer an important pill box question
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 08, 2019
In an odd twist of logic, seniors risk falls, sickness and even hospitalization when they switch to using a pill organizer. A new guide offers solutions.
Clinical Briefs for Thursday, August 8
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 07, 2019
NSAIDs linked to cardiovascular risk in osteoarthritis … New report documents cancer stats for ‘oldest old’ … Report sounds alarm on emergency room crush due to seniors’ medication overload …...
Nursing home residents should take fewer blood pressure medications, study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 25, 2019
Clinicians may want to recommend that some residents reduce or stop the use of blood pressure medications, the authors of a new study suggest.
Investigators want to see what happens when drugs that could aggravate dementia are removed
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 18, 2019
Anticholinergic drugs are linked to dementia risk in older adults. Now, researchers are preparing to study whether the drugs cause cognitive decline, and whether it’s safe to stop taking them.
Generic but not simple
By
John Hall
Oct 06, 2017
Pharmacists view new generics wave with caution, urge close look at regimens