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Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine ; : 1-6, 2017.
Article in English | WPRIM | ID: wpr-633367

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BACKGROUND:The number of elderly people (aged 60 years or over) is expected to double in the next 35 years as a result of decreasing mortality and declining fertility worldwide. The elderly population is at increased risk of being prescribed potentially inappropriate medications (PIM).OBJECTIVES:To determine the prevalence of PIM prescribed among the geriatric patients admitted in a tertiary teaching hospital in Valenzuela City in 2014.METHODS:This is a retrospective cross-sectional study on patients who are 65 years and older admitted under Internal Medicine between January 2014 to December 2014. Medical records were reviewed for PIM prescription according to the updated 2012 Beers Criteria.RESULTS: PIMs were noted in 303 out of of 618 patients.The most common PIMs were insulin sliding scale, digoxin,orphenadrine, ipratropium, ketorolac, clonazepam, clonidine, hydroxyzine, amiodarone and spironolactone.CONCLUSION:The prevalence of PIM prescription is 49% among geriatric patients admitted in a tertiary teaching hospital in Valenzuela City in 2014. It is recommended to determineprevalence of PIM use in other geriatric care settings, the predictors for PIM use, and the economic burden of PIM use.


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Humans , Male , Female , Aged , Clonazepam , Potentially Inappropriate Medication List , Spironolactone , Amiodarone , Clonidine , Ketorolac , Orphenadrine , Digoxin , Ipratropium , Insulin , Hydroxyzine , Fertility , Prescriptions , Patients
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Salus ; 8(1): 20-25, abr. 2004. graf
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-502706

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Se evaluaron los efectos eritroprotectores de: Clorpromazina (CPZ), L-Carnitina (LCN) y Carbonato de Litio (Li). A las muestras de sangre de cobayos (n=15, 6mL; 1mL/vial) se añadió ringer (20µL), CPZ (20 µL; 0,5 mg.mL-¹), LCN (20µL; 4mg.mL-¹) o Li (20µL; 0,08mg.mL-¹) incubándose por 30, 60 y 90 min en rotación lenta, luego se sometieron a agitación calibrada por 10min, centrifugación (2500rpm, 15min) y determinación de Hemoglobina libre (HbL) en el sobrenadante por espectrofotometría a 415 nm. Otra serie de muestras (n=5), fueron sometidas a fotohemólisis con luz ultravioleta B (UVB) por 10 min, agregándose previamente Ringer ó LCN, comparándose con muestras sin adiciones (controles). En estrés mecánico la CPZ mostró valores de HbL mayores al Ringer a los 30 min (Mann-Whitney; Z= -3,8; p<0,001); 60 min (Z= -3,6 p<0,001) y 90 min (Z= -3,6; p<0,001). La incubaci¢n con LCN ó Li mostró valores similares al Ringer en todos los tiempos (Z<2,56; p>0,05) y significativamente menores que la CPZ (Z>3,0; pz0,001) sin diferencias entre LCN vs. Li (Z<1,0; p>0,05). En fotohemólisis UVB, la incubación con Ringer mostró valores de HbL inferiores al control (t=5,57; p<0,05) y mucho menores que los de LCN (t= 18,06; p<0,001). Las muestras controles presentaron menor HbL que aquellas con LCN (t= 3,44; p<0.05). Los resultados indican que en estrés mecánico la CPZ tiene efecto hemolítico, mientras qye la LCN y el Li no mostraron diferencias con el Ringer. En fotohemólisis UVB, la LCN no mostró efecto eritroprotector


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Animals , Guinea Pigs , Lithium Carbonate/adverse effects , Carnitine , Chlorpromazine/adverse effects , Stress, Mechanical , Medicine , Venezuela
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