There are several published articles that have caught my attention that focus on perceived and self-reported adverse events in the patient population. One article,  Adverse Drug Re[...]

A study published recently in the New England Journal of Medicine, by Dr. Daniel Budnitz, et al, states that there are just a few drugs commonly used in older adults that lead to e[...]

When reviewing medications of an older adult it is not unlikely that some of the medications could have been prescribed to treat side-effects from other medications. This is called[...]

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has posted their comparative effectiveness review of medication adherence interventions. This can be useful for pharmacists an[...]

The FDA just sent a release stating they are looking at results from a clinical trial that included 18,000 people to see if major bleeding events from Pradaxa (dabigatran) are occu[...]

There are several web sites I have come across that allow for the retrieval of information on specific drugs and their possible association with adverse events, defined as an unint[...]

I have reviewed quite a few studies related to the causative factors of adverse drug events (ADEs) in older adults in order to learn where to apply my efforts in preventing them fr[...]