Publications by authors named "Alexandra Muzard"
[Validation of a method for detecting hospitalizations for falls related to adverse drug reactions in geriatric departments].
Geriatr Psychol Neuropsychiatr Vieil
December 2023
Fall is one of the five main causes of drug-related hospital admissions (DRA) in France. A standardized chart review method, to identify DRA adapted to elderly patients, has recently been developed by Thevelin et al. Our first aim was to assess the reliability of this method for detecting DRA for falls in elderly subjects.
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- A study was conducted to see if clinical medication review (CMR) by a geriatrician and pharmacist improves prescribing practices compared to standard pharmaceutical care (SPC) for older inpatients.
- The study included 137 patients and found that CMR did not significantly decrease the number of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) or the overall number of drugs prescribed, but it did lead to an increase in potentially omitted medications (POMs).
- The results suggest that while CMR may improve the prescription of certain medications, it does not reduce the overall medication burden for elderly patients compared to standard care.
Objective: Medicinal leech therapy - known as hirudotherapy (HT) - is an empirical medical technique that has become popular again in reconstructive surgery. However, at each step of leech management there are risks for blood contamination of the caregivers and severe infections for patients. This reduces the success of the treatment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground A significant number of clinical pharmacy services have shown to improve in-hospital medication safety and patient outcome. Prescription review and pharmacist interventions are a fundamental part of hospital clinical pharmacy activities. In a context of restricted financial resources, proving the economic and clinical impact of this activity seems necessary.
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