It has been clear for some time that blood pressure medications can cause falls in older adults, primarily due to lowering blood pressure too far causing lightheadedness (dizziness[...]

Here’s a link to the American Geriatrics Society Geriatric Syndrome Guide for lay persons. I encourage older adults and their caregivers to review this and use it as a resour[...]

…because what the doctor is about to treat could be a side-effect from another medication. This is called a “prescribing cascade” and is all too common and one re[...]

One term that is searched frequently on this site is geriatric syndrome known as a condition that is not a disease entity itself but known to lead to morbidity and mortality, and a[...]

I’ve posted for some time on the potential for some older adults to experience life-altering adverse effects from statins, such as Crestor (rosuvastatin), Zocor (simvastatin)[...]

I read the press release over a year ago on how Golden Living Centers will be transitioning its contracted, outsourced pharmacy consulting services in its long term care facilities[...]

A commentary published in Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy (JMCP); Sept. 2009, Vol. 15, No 7, authored by Charnelda Gray, PharamD, BCPS, and Carole Gardner, MD, reviewed the eviden[...]

I heard someone say the other day that “Drugs are clearly not the cause of falls but it is poor balance that is the cause.” I found it interesting since that was said b[...]

So far in the arsenal of bone health drugs used to treat osteoporosis we have, Evista (raloxifene); bisphosphonates such as Fosamax (alendronate), Actonel (risedronate), Boniva (ib[...]

On Sept. 1, 2011, United Way of Dane County (UWDC) launched its Safe & Healthy Aging Initiative at Promega Corp. in Fitchburg, WI. The initiative is intended to reduce the rate[...]