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Both over-the-counter and prescription medications are essential for treating all manner of medical conditions and symptoms. However, less can sometimes be more with medication.
Through the Medication Use focus, we look at drugs that have had a bad effect on older adults, then study ways to safely transition seniors off of medication causing health problems. There are also factors that make it difficult for older adults to take the medications they need. We look at ways to help make it easier for older adults to take the medications they need, when they need them, and better understanding, reversing, and preventing bad side effects of drugs.
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Challenges of deprescribing and minimizing use of anticholinergic medications
Commonly prescribed drug class strongly associated with cognitive impairment in older adults Medications with anticholinergic properties have been consistently associated with a wide range of adverse...
Using technology to help informal caregivers manage medication for patients with dementia
NIA grant will fund user-centered design to create and test Helping the Helpers app Most of the 6 million people in the U.S. who live with Alzheimer’s disease and related...
Regenstrief Investigator Discusses “OneSheet Prototype” as Conference Keynote Speaker
Chris Harle, PhD, from Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health, gave a keynote speech at the Patient-Centered Clinical Decision Support...
Study: What patients really think about opioid vs non-opioid medications for chronic pain
Despite a shortage of scientific studies on the long-term effectiveness of opioids, they are frequently perceived to be stronger, more powerful pain relievers than non-opioid alternatives....
Rapidly meeting the mental health needs of older adults
INDIANAPOLIS — Nearly 20 percent of older Americans experience depression and the highest rate of suicide is among older adult Caucasian males. Despite the anticipated growth...
Commonly used drugs lead to more doctor’s office, hospital and emergency department visits
Anticholinergic medications, a class of drugs commonly used by older adults, are linked to an increased rate of emergency department and hospital utilization in the United...