Optimizing medical-pharmaceutical care to reduce hospital readmissions in older adults KU Leuven
Inappropriate prescribing in older adults is regarded as a major and urgent healthcare problem. It has been associated with a substantial burden of iatrogenic morbidity, including adverse drug events. In particular older adults are regularly admitted to the hospital due to a multitude of drug-related problems, including the underuse of indicated therapies. A large part of these admissions is considered to be avoidable. After hospital ...