Many views on aging based on misconceptions, survey finds
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 29, 2019
The care of older adults is mired in misinformation, according to a new survey by WebMD and The John A. Hartford Foundation.
Most seniors with dementia willing to reduce unnecessary meds: survey
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 11, 2022
Fully 87% of seniors with probable or possible dementia say they would be willing to stop at least one medication if their doctor gave them the go-ahead.
Survey: Short-stay residents want more help with meds, clinician connections upon discharge
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 03, 2021
Fully 80% of respondents said they received and understood their discharge instructions. But at least two-thirds would have liked more help with their medication regimen, physician referrals, and other...
Mobile devices help reduce medication errors in nursing homes, doctors say
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Tim Mullaney
Oct 10, 2013
Using mobile devices as part of medication management reduces the number of adverse drug events in nursing homes, according to a survey of physicians.
Many seniors ready to shrink their lists of prescription drugs, survey reveals
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 07, 2022
Many older adults say they are motivated to cut down on their prescription medications to avoid future side effects — if their physician suggests they do so.
Pharmacists poised to continue transition into direct care roles, survey finds
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 25, 2022
Pharmacists will continue to move into central roles in healthcare, including chronic disease management in the adult patient population, the authors say.
Time to increase your dose of overprescribing education
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Sep 19, 2017
It turns out seniors who might be victims of overprescribing recognize it an issue all too well, according to new research.
Muscle relaxant prescriptions have tripled for older adults, investigators find
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 30, 2020
Clinicians may be prescribing the drugs as an opioid alternative for chronic pain management, propose the researchers. Opioids are often prescribed simultaneously, they found.
3 strategies for improved medication management communications in SNFs
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Anne Tumlinson
Mar 17, 2014
One area where many SNFs have room to improve is medication management. Optimizing medication management services during care transitions will position SNFs as high-value partners in the preferred referral...
Study: LTC residents with COVID-19 at risk for polypharmacy, new drug interactions
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 12, 2022
Across 41 Texas long-term care facilities, nearly 20% of residents with COVID-19 had drug-drug interactions related to treatment, and one-third continued new meds 30 days after diagnosis.