29th May 2018

Medication related harm in older adults is common, costly, and preventable

Parekh et al, in BJCP: followed 1280 older patients – 37% harmed by meds, of these 81% ‘serious’ and 52% preventable; opioids, antibiotics & benzodiazepines ‘top 3’ culprits ‘Common, costly and preventable’ HUGE role for #pharmacy

https://bpspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/bcp.13613 …