Back to Search
Start Over
A narrative review of problems with medicines use in people with dementia
- Source :
- Expert Opinion on Drug Safety. 17:825-836
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Informa UK Limited, 2018.
-
Abstract
- Introduction: People with dementia may be particularly susceptible to medication-related problems for various reasons. They include progressive cognitive decline, high sensitivity to the effect of medications on cognition and memory, and increased likelihood of comorbidities. Areas covered: This paper aimed to review current literature on the frequency and the types of medication-related problems, and their contribution to hospital admission in people with dementia. Literature searches were conducted using key search terms of dementia and medication-related problems. Studies investigating any medication-related problems in people with dementia or cognitive impairment were included. Expert opinion: Previous research showed a high prevalence of medication-related problems in people with dementia. However, no single category of medication-related problems was reported consistently as the most frequent type across studies. The available studies also showed that medication-related hospitalization was common among people with dementia. These findings underline the need for effective medication management services to reduce the risk of these problems in people with dementia and cognitive impairment. Further work is required to characterize medication-related problems comprehensively in this vulnerable patient group across settings of care. Future research should take a holistic approach in the identification of medication-related problems. Refereed/Peer-reviewed
- Subjects :
- Risk
medicine.medical_specialty
Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions
Medication Therapy Management
medication-related problems
Medication adherence
030226 pharmacology & pharmacy
Progressive cognitive decline
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Prevalence
Humans
Medicine
Dementia
Pharmacology (medical)
030212 general & internal medicine
Psychiatry
potentially inappropriate prescribing
adverse drug reactions
business.industry
General Medicine
medication safety
medicine.disease
Hospitalization
medication adherence
Narrative review
Cognition Disorders
business
dementia
hospitalization
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 1744764X and 14740338
- Volume :
- 17
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Expert Opinion on Drug Safety
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....1b57c69a0da0ef28efd912e76dc3a657