Publications by authors named "R Fuentes-Irigoyen"
Background: Elderly people who reside in long-term care facilities form a frail and vulnerable population, with multiple pathologies and high percentages of cognitive and functional disability.
Objectives: The aims of this study were to assess the safety of vaccination against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in frail nursing home residents and to evaluate its effectiveness 6 months after full vaccination.
Design: This was an ambispective observational study.
Objective: To establish the prevalence of potentially inappropriate prescription (PIP) in older people with advanced dementia, monitored by a Geriatric Home Care Unit (GHC), as well as the associated risk factors and costs.
Methods: Community-dwelling patients ≥65 years with an advanced dementia diagnosis (GDS-FAST≥7a) and poor 1-year vital prognosis (Frail-VIG≥0.6) were included.
There are many medicinal products that, although having shown efficacy and safety in different ophthalmological indications, they are not authorized or commercially available for ophthalmic administration. This implies, on one hand, that they must be used according to legislation that regulates the availability of medicines in special situations and, on the other hand, that they must be prepared in the pharmacy services for ophthalmic administration, according to quality criteria to ensure its effectiveness, stability and sterility. This document gathers the consensus between the Spanish Society of Ophthalmology and the Spanish Society of Hospital Pharmacy about these selected preparations which have shown enough evidence in their efficacy and safety for their ophthalmic use (off label) and ophthalmic administration.
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