About 1 in 4 Americans over the age of 40 takes a statin (HMG CoA reductase inhibitor) to reduce cardiovascular risk. A recent scientific statement from the AHA provides a comprehensive review of statin safety and tolerability. It is stated that the risk of serious...
In a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers evaluated 352 patients (mean age 77 years) with acute major bleeding within 18 hours after administration of a bolus of andexanet, followed by a 2-hour infusion. Bleeding was predominantly...
Data from nearly 3,000 people between 65 and 79 years old who participated in the Longitudinal Research on Aging Drivers (LongROAD) study, revealed that nearly half of older adults who are active drivers take seven or more medications on a regular basis. In fact, a...
The increasing use of opioids in the management of chronic non-cancer pain has been accompanied by a rise in opioid-related harm (including deaths). A very useful pharmacist framework for implementation of the Canadian guideline for opioids for chronic non-cancer pain...
There are many challenges in providing safe palliative care out-of-hours A recent study published in the journal Palliative Care analysed incident reports, describing the nature of the issues as to what happened, the underlying causes, harm created, and severity of...
