Browsing by Subject "MEDICATION MANAGEMENT"
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Addressing Medication Management Challenges for Older People with Multimorbidities: A Multi-Stakeholder Approach
(ACM, 2017)Multimorbidity, the presence of two or more chronic conditions, places a significant burden on health systems globally. People managing multiple chronic conditions face burdensome and complex treatment plans. Polypharmacy, the ... -
Drug Burden Index to Define the Burden of Medicines in Older Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: An Observational Cross-Sectional Study
(2018)Aims: The drug burden index (DBI) is a dose‐related measure of anticholinergic and sedative drug exposure. This cross‐sectional study described DBI in older adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) and the most ... -
Experiences of the Medication Use Process by People with Intellectual Disabilities. What a Pharmacist Should Know!
(2021)There is a scarcity of information about the experience of people with intellectual disabilities in the medication use process. Six people with intellectual disabilities consented to be interviewed by a pharmacist to ... -
The relationship between antiepileptic drug load and challenging behaviors in older adults with intellectual disability and epilepsy
(2021)Antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) may affect mood and behavior in people with epilepsy and intellectual disability. A high AED load, derived from AED polytherapy and/or high doses of AEDs, has been suggested to be a risk factor ...
