TY - JOUR
T1 - Case Report
T2 - The Complexities of Managing Medications and the Importance of Deprescribing Anticholinergics in Older Adults
AU - Elliott, Taylor
AU - Eckmann, Lynne
AU - Moga, Daniela C.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Copyright © 2021 Elliott, Eckmann and Moga.
PY - 2021/4/16
Y1 - 2021/4/16
N2 - Potentially inappropriate anticholinergic medications (including over-the-counter products), polypharmacy, and the existence of communication barriers among members of the interprofessional team frequently contribute to clinical complexity in older adults. We present the case of a frail 86-year old female from the perspective of a community pharmacist managing outpatient medications and transitions of care. CD’s past medical history is significant for dementia, multiple falls, recurrent urinary tract infections, depression, cardiac arrhythmia, macular degeneration, chronic pain, depression, and cerebrovascular disease.
AB - Potentially inappropriate anticholinergic medications (including over-the-counter products), polypharmacy, and the existence of communication barriers among members of the interprofessional team frequently contribute to clinical complexity in older adults. We present the case of a frail 86-year old female from the perspective of a community pharmacist managing outpatient medications and transitions of care. CD’s past medical history is significant for dementia, multiple falls, recurrent urinary tract infections, depression, cardiac arrhythmia, macular degeneration, chronic pain, depression, and cerebrovascular disease.
KW - anticholinergics
KW - case report
KW - deprescribing
KW - medications
KW - polypharmacy
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85105214710&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=85105214710&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3389/fphar.2021.584667
DO - 10.3389/fphar.2021.584667
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85105214710
SN - 1663-9812
VL - 12
JO - Frontiers in Pharmacology
JF - Frontiers in Pharmacology
M1 - 584667
ER -