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Potential Harms From Polypharmacy in the Elderly (BBC News / Age UK / EJCP / Bazian / Lancet Psychiatry)

Posted on September 8, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary An Age UK report investigates the potential harms of over-prescribing medicines for older people. Older persons often remain on too many prescribed medicines, putting them at risk of side-effects, potentially resulting in falls and other forms of serious harm. … Continue reading →

NHS England’s Pharmacy Integration Fund (NHS England / BBC News)

Posted on March 18, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Care home residents often have multiple long-term conditions and are often prescribed several different medicines (polypharmacy). NHS England plans to fund recruitment of 180 pharmacists and 60 pharmacy technicians who will work with care homes to try to reduce … Continue reading →

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Medication Errors: an Open Learning Culture Recommended to Reduce Patient Harm (BBC News / Department of Health / EEPRU / Department of Health and Social Care)

Posted on February 25, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Medication errors, which include (i) wrong medications given, (ii) incorrect doses and (iii) delays in medication being administered, cause an estimated 700 deaths per year and might play a role in something between 1,700 to 22,300 further avoidable deaths. … Continue reading →

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Pharmacist Involvement in Hospital Ward Teams and Rates of Hospital Readmission (European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology)

Posted on April 22, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A recent Swedish trial was conducted to assess whether comprehensive medication reviews performed by clinical pharmacists working on hospital wards as part of healthcare multidisciplinary team might reduce drug-related hospital readmission rates for people with dementia or cognitive impairment. … Continue reading →

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Professional Standards for Hospital Pharmacy Services (Royal Pharmaceutical Society)

Posted on July 13, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) have updated their “Professional Standards for Hospital Pharmacy Services”, in light of the Francis Inquiry report . Updates to this document place more emphasis on increasing patient involvement and feedback in the development of services. … Continue reading →

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Parkinson’s Disease: Information for Hospital Pharmacists (Parkinson’s UK)

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This brief guide from Parkinson’s UK has been released for hospital pharmacists (and other healthcare professionals) as an aid to improve awareness and education about the condition. This booklet is aimed at hospital pharmacists, but another guide for community … Continue reading →

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Pharmacist-Based Donepezil Outpatient Consultation Service (Patient Preference and Adherence)

Posted on September 3, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

[A brief reference to this item appears in: Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 3 Issue 3, October 2012]. Summary Donepezil delays the progression of cognitive dysfunction in Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), but the efficacy of pharmacotherapy … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), International, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights | Tagged Alzheimer's Disease, DOCS: Donepezil Outpatient Consultation Service, Donepezil, Donepezil (Aricept), Donepezil Outpatient Consultation Service (DOCS), Home Carers, Hospital Pharmacists, Japan, Medication Adherence, Medication Persistence, Outpatients, Patient Compliance, Patient Counselling, Patient Preference and Adherence, Pharmacist-Based Donepezil Outpatient Consultation Service, Unpaid Caregivers (Carers), Unpaid Carers | Leave a comment

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