A NATION-WIDE large-scale
survey conducted in Japan to
identify causal medications of
adverse drug events (ADEs) that are
caused by potentially inappropriate
medications (PIMs) given to
homebound elderly patients has
demonstrated that measures taken
by pharmacists can reduce ADEs.
Published in the BMJ Open,
the authors said that almost half
(48.4%) of 4,243 patients had PIMs
prescribed for them and PIMinduced
ADEs were found in 8%
of these patients by pharmacists
during home visits.
The top ADE-inducing medications
were strong anticholinergic
antihistamines, benzodiazepines,
sulpiride and digoxin, the study said.
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