[Crushing or opening medication: what practices, what risks?].

The practice of crushing tablets or opening up capsules to be taken orally, when it is not prescribed, can affect the efficacy of a treatment, or even cause an adverse event. A survey carried out in 2016 revealed that this is a common practice, especially among elderly people. However, alternative forms exist and can be prescribed.

[Elderly hospitalised people and walking capacities].

Falls in the elderly are frequent. A study carried out over 6 months in a university hospital's acute geriatric unit highlighted the real walking capacities of hospitalised elderly people. It also changed the perception of caregivers, doctors and nurses with regard to the real physical aptitudes of these patients enabling the risk of falls to be reduced in preparation for their return home or to a residential care home.

Study on daptomycin use and implementation of an antimicrobial stewardship program.

Background: Treatment of Gram-positive pathogens remains a major health issue due to the presence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus spp. Daptomycin offers an alternative after therapeutic failure using glycopeptides. Yet its use requires strict control given its financial impact and environmental risks.

[Securing the use of thermosensitive drugs].

The safety of patient care entails complying with the temperature requirements for thermosensitive drugs. Field studies carried out at the CHU de Caen University Hospital have demonstrated that patients and caregivers do not understand the critical aspect of thermosensitive drugs. This observation has led to the development of tools designed to secure the cold chain for thermosensitive drugs and to increase awareness among healthcare professionals.