Dr. Harlan Krumholz has an interesting perspective in the January 10, 2013 NEJM making a clear point that using the primary diagnosis as the driver for clinical follow-up after dis[...]
The use of warfarin along with aspirin has always been a “red flag” for me when reviewing drug regimens since there is an significant increase in risk for serious bleeding events a[...]
It caught my attention some months ago, when reading an article from PSIP (Patient Safety through Improved Medication Practices), that they had listed one of their ADE triggers as[...]
For older adults the transition home from the hospital is usually a welcome one. However, many older adults end up right back in the hospital, and as many as 2/3rd’s of these[...]
Highlighted facts from “Adverse Drug Reactions in Old Age”, Hilary A. Wynne, Adverse Drug Reaction Bulletin, April 2006, No. 237. ADRs in older adults are often severe with 30% of [...]
In the most recent issue (March 2012) of The Consultant Pharmacist, the journal of the American Society of Consulting Pharmacists, authors Christopher Novak, et al, published their[...]
Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) may want to look a little deeper as to why many of their hospital patients who recently discharged are coming back within 30-days. An article [...]
This report further highlights just how much of a problem medication use in older adults is, with over 1 million emergency room (ER) visits each year for adverse drug events (ADEs)[...]
In an issue of the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology solely dedicated to studies focused on adverse drug reactions (ADRs), 2006, 63:2, authors in Australia measured those w[...]
An article in the British Medical Journal, Vol. 315, Oct. 25 1997, reviewed adverse drug events (ADEs) as contributing factors for hospital admission in older adults. Two things ar[...]
