Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use among Underserved Older Latino Adults.

Background: Previous studies identified alarming increases in medication use, polypharmacy, and the use of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) among minority older adults with multimorbidity. However, PIM use among underserved older Latino adults is still largely unknown. The main objective of this study is to examine the prevalence of PIM use among underserved, community-dwelling older Latino adults.

Association of Cardiovascular Disease and Military Veteran Status With Impairments in Physical and Psychological Functioning: Retrospective Cross-Sectional Analysis of US National Survey Data.

Introduction: The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) provides multidisciplinary team-based care with peer-to-peer support for diabetes and obesity, but not for most heart diseases.

Objective: To inform disease-care models, assess physical and psychological functioning in veterans with, or at high risk of, heart disease.

Methods: Retrospective, cross-sectional cohort analysis of data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2015-2019, based on standard measures of functioning: self-rated health, serious psychological distress, and high-risk substance use.

Outcomes of Pharmacist-Conducted Admission Medication-Regimen Reviews in Long-term Care Facilities.

To assess the outcomes of pharmacist-completed aMRRs. The 2018 installation of the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation (IMPACT) Act requires medication regimen reviews (aMRR) upon admission to long-term care (LTC) hospitals, nursing facilities, and inpatient-rehabilitation facilities. While the legislation does not require that pharmacists perform the reviews, pharmacists are aptly suited to add value to this practice.