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Optimization of Drug Prescription and Medication Management in Older Adults with Cardiovascular Disease
- Source :
- Drugs & Aging. 34:803-810
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2017.
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Abstract
- Cardiovascular disease increases incrementally with age and elderly patients concomitantly sustain multimorbidities, with resultant prescription of multiple medications. Despite conforming with disease-specific cardiovascular clinical practice guidelines, this polypharmacy predisposes many elderly individuals with cardiovascular disease to adverse drug events and non-adherence. Patient-centered care requires that the clinician explore with each patient his or her goals of care and that this shared decision-making constitutes the basis for optimization of medication management. This approach to aligning therapies with patient preferences is likely to promote patient satisfaction, to limit morbidity, and to favorably affect healthcare costs.
- Subjects :
- Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions
Medication Therapy Management
Decision Making
MEDLINE
Disease
030204 cardiovascular system & hematology
Drug Prescriptions
Medication Adherence
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Pharmacotherapy
Patient satisfaction
Patient-Centered Care
Health care
Medication therapy management
medicine
Humans
Drug Interactions
Pharmacology (medical)
030212 general & internal medicine
Medical prescription
Intensive care medicine
Aged
Polypharmacy
business.industry
Patient Preference
Cardiovascular Diseases
Physical therapy
Female
Geriatrics and Gerontology
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 11791969 and 1170229X
- Volume :
- 34
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Drugs & Aging
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....c76ca0aa393841a783f0075e1aa34870
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s40266-017-0494-2