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Drug administration adjustments for elderly patients with dysphagia: A case report / Ajustes da administração de medicamentos para pacientes idosos com disfagia: um relato de caso
Mastroianni, Patrícia de Carvalho; Forgerini, Marcela.
  • Mastroianni, Patrícia de Carvalho; São Paulo State University. School of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Department of Drugs and Medicines. Araraquara. BR
  • Forgerini, Marcela; São Paulo State University. School of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Department of Drugs and Medicines. Araraquara. BR
Dement. neuropsychol ; 12(1): 97-100, Jan.-Mar. 2018.
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-891058
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT An elderly patient, aged 76 years, diagnosed with dysphagia, depression, hypothyroidism, Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive deficit, was identified with sertraline and levothyroxine- drug-related problems. Medication Therapy Management (MTM) was used to adjust therapy to the patient's needs by macerating sertraline tablets and solubilizing them in 10-30 mL of orange juice. The patient was advised to take levothyroxine after fasting. Six months later, pharmaceutical follow-up identified an increase in the Mini-Mental State Exam score from 22 to 26 and a decrease in the Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) scale score from 1.0 to 0.5 in conjunction with mood and physical improvements, as well as a significant decrease in aggressiveness and agitation. Cognitive deficit may be a result of poor drug administration procedures, leading to drug ineffectiveness. Optimizing levothyroxine and sertraline administration, based on knowledge of their physicochemical properties, improves their clinical effectiveness, including the cognition of patients with Alzheimer's disease and dysphagia.
RESUMO
RESUMO Paciente idosa, 76 anos, diagnosticada com disfagia, depressão, hipotireoidismo, doença de Alzheimer e déficit cognitivo leve, foram identificados problemas relacionados com a sertralina e levotiroxina. O Gerenciamento da Terapia Medicamentosa foi usado para ajustar a terapia às necessidades da paciente, macerando comprimidos de sertralina e solubilizando-os em 10-30 mL de suco de laranja. Foi recomendado a paciente tomar levotiroxina após o jejum. Seis meses depois, o seguimento farmacêutico identificou um aumento no score da escala Mini-Mental de 22 para 26 e Avaliação Clínica da Demência (CDR) de 1,0 para 0,5 em conjunto com melhorias físicas e de humor, bem como uma diminuição significativa na agressividade e agitação. O déficit cognitivo pode ser o resultado de procedimentos de administração inadequada de fármacos, levando à ineficácia do fármaco. A otimização da administração de levotiroxina e sertralina, com conhecimento de suas propriedades físico-químicas, melhora sua efetividade clínica, incluindo a cognição do paciente com a doença de Alzheimer e disfagia.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Pharmaceutical Services / Deglutition Disorders / Sertraline / Cognitive Dysfunction / Drug Misuse / Medication Errors Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Dement. neuropsychol Journal subject: NEUROCIENCIAS / Neurology / Psychology / Psychiatry Year: 2018 Type: Article / Project document Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: São Paulo State University/BR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Pharmaceutical Services / Deglutition Disorders / Sertraline / Cognitive Dysfunction / Drug Misuse / Medication Errors Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Dement. neuropsychol Journal subject: NEUROCIENCIAS / Neurology / Psychology / Psychiatry Year: 2018 Type: Article / Project document Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: São Paulo State University/BR