Evaluation of potentially inappropriate medication utilization in elderly patients with cancer at outpatient oncology unit.
J Oncol Pharm Pract
; 25(6): 1321-1327, 2019 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-30045684
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The aim of the study was to evaluate potentially inappropriate medication use in elderly patients with cancer.METHOD:
This study was conducted at outpatient oncology clinic from December 2014 to March 2015 among elderly cancer patients. Screening Tool of Older Person's Prescriptions/Screening Tool to Alert doctors to Right Treatment criteria were used to identify potentially inappropriate medication in elderly patients.RESULTS:
Among 114 cancer patients 55.26% of them were male and the mean age of them was 71.78 ± 5.50 (years). The most common concurrent diseases were hypertension in 45 (39.47%) and diabetes in 26 (22.81%) patients. Polypharmacy (≥5 medications) was seen in 94.73% of them. Eighteen patients (15.79%) utilized medications inappropriately according to Screening Tool of Older Person's Prescriptions criteria. Medication omissions were identified in 112 patients (98.25%) with Screening Tool to Alert doctors to Right Treatment criteria.CONCLUSIONS:
Clinical pharmacists could improve the current prescribing practices in elderly patients with cancer by assessing potentially inappropriate medications.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Farmacêuticos
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Papel Profissional
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Diabetes Mellitus
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Prescrição Inadequada
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Hipertensão
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Neoplasias
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Oncol Pharm Pract
Assunto da revista:
FARMACIA
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Turquia