Helping people with dementia have a say in their medical care
A new resource is helping people with dementia speak to their doctors and health care professionals about their medicines with more confidence.
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Health Services Administration: News and Research on Quality Assurance, Health Care
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Most elderly cancer patients receive inappropriate drugs until final months, study finds
Analysis of the medical records of 1,269 elderly patients with advanced cancer by researchers at the University of Tsukuba has found that more than 70% were prescribed potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) and that ...
Jan 19, 2026
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Clinical trial shows new software helps seniors reduce unnecessary medications
McGill University researchers have developed and are licensing a digital tool to help safely reduce patients' use of medications that may be unnecessary or even harmful to them.
Aug 4, 2025
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Initial prescriptions of sedatives among older stroke survivors may include too many pills, research suggests
Although there has been a slight downward trend in the prescription of benzodiazepines (depressants that relieve anxiety, muscle spasms, produce sedation and reduce seizures) among older adults over the last decade, the rate ...
Oct 17, 2024
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Nurse practitioners and physicians similarly likely to inappropriately prescribe medications to older patients: Study
A study of more than 73,000 primary care physicians (PCPs) and nurse practitioners (NPs) suggest that both are similarly likely to inappropriately prescribe medications to older patients. According to the authors, this study ...
Oct 23, 2023
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Paper proposes guidelines to make systematic reviews impacting medical practice more trustworthy
The goal of a Guidance article in the Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine is to improve how systematic reviews impacting medical practice are conducted, reported, and evaluated. Systematic review authors, and editors ...
Aug 29, 2023
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Greater primary care continuity among older people is associated with fewer inappropriate prescriptions
Researchers from the Netherlands conducted an observational study to determine the association between personal continuity and potentially inappropriate prescriptions (PIPs) by family physicians in older patients. PIPs can ...
Jul 25, 2023
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One-hour training improves documentation to diagnose, treat tardive dyskinesia
An annual one-hour Abnormal Involuntary Movement Score (AIMS) training session improves documentation to recognize and treat tardive dyskinesia in the psychiatry outpatient clinic, according to a study recently published ...
Jul 18, 2023
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Many older adults take multiple medications; updated criteria will help ensure they are appropriate
Today, the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) released the 2023 update to the AGS Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults. The AGS Beers Criteria serves as a comprehensive list of medications ...
May 4, 2023
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