Elderly Patients are at Increased Risk for Adverse Drug Events
- 30% of hospital admissions in patients 65 and up are linked to drug-related problems.1
- 66% of long term care residents experience an adverse drug event (ADE).
- ADEs are linked to depression, falls, constipation, immobility, and confusion.
- Elderly patients are at increased risk for ADEs due to multiple co-morbidities, complex chronic conditions, and polypharmacy.
If you take prescription and over-the-counter drugs, it is vitally important that you talk to your doctors and pharmacists about every drug you take. Your health care providers need to know everything to help them make the best decisions about treating you.
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