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  • Title: Medication comprehension and safety in older adults.
    Author: Metlay JP.
    Journal: LDI Issue Brief; 2008; 14(1):1-4. PubMed ID: 19031653.
    Abstract:
    Older adults constitute just 13% of the U.S. population, but consume 35% of all prescription drugs. They are at a particularly high risk of serious adverse events due to errors in medication-taking, but little is known about the instructions community-dwelling elders receive about their medications, or how they organize their medications at home. This Issue Brief summarizes research that describes home-based patterns of medication use in elderly patients, and for one high-risk medication, analyzes the relationship between recall of instructions and subsequent drug-related hospitalizations. These findings may help clinicians better predict and monitor their patients' adherence to prescription drug regimens.
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