Yıl: 2022 Cilt: 19 Sayı: 1 Sayfa Aralığı: 54 - 62 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.4274/tjps.galenos.2021.77010 İndeks Tarihi: 26-06-2022

Assessment of the Appropriateness of Prescriptions in a Geriatric Outpatient Clinic

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Objectives: Appropriateness of the geriatric outpatients’ medications needs special attention due to risks of falls, fractures, depression, hospital admissions and mortality. This study aimed to identify current practice on medication usage by using the 2nd version of “Screening Tool of Older People’s Potentially Inappropriate Prescriptions” and “Screening Tool to Alert Doctors to Right Treatment” criteria and affecting factors for the Turkish population. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted between September 2015 and May 2016 at a university research and training hospital’s geriatric outpatient clinic. Patients aged ≥65 years and had ≥5 different prescribed medications (considered as polypharmacy) were recruited. The main outcome measure was the frequency of inappropriate medications identified by clinical pharmacist in the outpatient clinic according to the 2 nd version of the criterion sets. Results: A total of 700 patients (440 female) were included in this study. According to the results, 316 patients (45.1%) with at least one potentially inappropriate medication and 668 patients (98.3%) with at least one potential prescription omission were detected. Potentially inappropriate medications were associated with the number of medications used per patient [odds ratio (OR): 1.20 p<0.001], living alone (OR: 4.12 p=0.02), and having congestive heart failure (OR: 2.41 p<0.001). Twenty-two (27.5%) out of 80 criteria and 4 (11.8%) out of 34 criteria did not apply to the study population. Conclusion: Detecting inappropriate medications to maintain treatment effectiveness is necessary to provide the optimum therapy. Despite the awareness of polypharmacy in outpatient clinics it is still one of the important causes of inappropriate prescription followed by vaccination rate. Therefore, with the contribution of clinical pharmacist using these available criteria is important, moreover modification of these criteria according to the local needs to be considered to achieve better outcomes.
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Geriatri Polikliniğinde Reçete Uygunluğunun Değerlendirilmesi

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Objectives: Appropriateness of the geriatric outpatients’ medications needs special attention due to risks of falls, fractures, depression, hospital admissions and mortality. This study aimed to identify current practice on medication usage by using the 2nd version of “Screening Tool of Older People’s Potentially Inappropriate Prescriptions” and “Screening Tool to Alert Doctors to Right Treatment” criteria and affecting factors for the Turkish population. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted between September 2015 and May 2016 at a university research and training hospital’s geriatric outpatient clinic. Patients aged ≥65 years and had ≥5 different prescribed medications (considered as polypharmacy) were recruited. The main outcome measure was the frequency of inappropriate medications identified by clinical pharmacist in the outpatient clinic according to the 2 nd version of the criterion sets. Results: A total of 700 patients (440 female) were included in this study. According to the results, 316 patients (45.1%) with at least one potentially inappropriate medication and 668 patients (98.3%) with at least one potential prescription omission were detected. Potentially inappropriate medications were associated with the number of medications used per patient [odds ratio (OR): 1.20 p<0.001], living alone (OR: 4.12 p=0.02), and having congestive heart failure (OR: 2.41 p<0.001). Twenty-two (27.5%) out of 80 criteria and 4 (11.8%) out of 34 criteria did not apply to the study population. Conclusion: Detecting inappropriate medications to maintain treatment effectiveness is necessary to provide the optimum therapy. Despite the awareness of polypharmacy in outpatient clinics it is still one of the important causes of inappropriate prescription followed by vaccination rate. Therefore, with the contribution of clinical pharmacist using these available criteria is important, moreover modification of these criteria according to the local needs to be considered to achieve better outcomes.
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APA ÇAKIRİ B, Kizilarslanoglu M, Kilic M, DOĞRUL R, KUYUMCU M, BAYRAKTAR EKİNCİOĞLU A, BAŞOL M, HALİL M, Demirkan K (2022). Assessment of the Appropriateness of Prescriptions in a Geriatric Outpatient Clinic. , 54 - 62. 10.4274/tjps.galenos.2021.77010
Chicago ÇAKIRİ Burcu KELLECİ,Kizilarslanoglu Muhammet Cemal,Kilic Mustafa Kemal,DOĞRUL Rana TUNA,KUYUMCU Mehmet Emin,BAYRAKTAR EKİNCİOĞLU Aygin,BAŞOL Merve,HALİL Meltem,Demirkan Kutay Assessment of the Appropriateness of Prescriptions in a Geriatric Outpatient Clinic. (2022): 54 - 62. 10.4274/tjps.galenos.2021.77010
MLA ÇAKIRİ Burcu KELLECİ,Kizilarslanoglu Muhammet Cemal,Kilic Mustafa Kemal,DOĞRUL Rana TUNA,KUYUMCU Mehmet Emin,BAYRAKTAR EKİNCİOĞLU Aygin,BAŞOL Merve,HALİL Meltem,Demirkan Kutay Assessment of the Appropriateness of Prescriptions in a Geriatric Outpatient Clinic. , 2022, ss.54 - 62. 10.4274/tjps.galenos.2021.77010
AMA ÇAKIRİ B,Kizilarslanoglu M,Kilic M,DOĞRUL R,KUYUMCU M,BAYRAKTAR EKİNCİOĞLU A,BAŞOL M,HALİL M,Demirkan K Assessment of the Appropriateness of Prescriptions in a Geriatric Outpatient Clinic. . 2022; 54 - 62. 10.4274/tjps.galenos.2021.77010
Vancouver ÇAKIRİ B,Kizilarslanoglu M,Kilic M,DOĞRUL R,KUYUMCU M,BAYRAKTAR EKİNCİOĞLU A,BAŞOL M,HALİL M,Demirkan K Assessment of the Appropriateness of Prescriptions in a Geriatric Outpatient Clinic. . 2022; 54 - 62. 10.4274/tjps.galenos.2021.77010
IEEE ÇAKIRİ B,Kizilarslanoglu M,Kilic M,DOĞRUL R,KUYUMCU M,BAYRAKTAR EKİNCİOĞLU A,BAŞOL M,HALİL M,Demirkan K "Assessment of the Appropriateness of Prescriptions in a Geriatric Outpatient Clinic." , ss.54 - 62, 2022. 10.4274/tjps.galenos.2021.77010
ISNAD ÇAKIRİ, Burcu KELLECİ vd. "Assessment of the Appropriateness of Prescriptions in a Geriatric Outpatient Clinic". (2022), 54-62. https://doi.org/10.4274/tjps.galenos.2021.77010
APA ÇAKIRİ B, Kizilarslanoglu M, Kilic M, DOĞRUL R, KUYUMCU M, BAYRAKTAR EKİNCİOĞLU A, BAŞOL M, HALİL M, Demirkan K (2022). Assessment of the Appropriateness of Prescriptions in a Geriatric Outpatient Clinic. Turkish Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 19(1), 54 - 62. 10.4274/tjps.galenos.2021.77010
Chicago ÇAKIRİ Burcu KELLECİ,Kizilarslanoglu Muhammet Cemal,Kilic Mustafa Kemal,DOĞRUL Rana TUNA,KUYUMCU Mehmet Emin,BAYRAKTAR EKİNCİOĞLU Aygin,BAŞOL Merve,HALİL Meltem,Demirkan Kutay Assessment of the Appropriateness of Prescriptions in a Geriatric Outpatient Clinic. Turkish Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 19, no.1 (2022): 54 - 62. 10.4274/tjps.galenos.2021.77010
MLA ÇAKIRİ Burcu KELLECİ,Kizilarslanoglu Muhammet Cemal,Kilic Mustafa Kemal,DOĞRUL Rana TUNA,KUYUMCU Mehmet Emin,BAYRAKTAR EKİNCİOĞLU Aygin,BAŞOL Merve,HALİL Meltem,Demirkan Kutay Assessment of the Appropriateness of Prescriptions in a Geriatric Outpatient Clinic. Turkish Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, vol.19, no.1, 2022, ss.54 - 62. 10.4274/tjps.galenos.2021.77010
AMA ÇAKIRİ B,Kizilarslanoglu M,Kilic M,DOĞRUL R,KUYUMCU M,BAYRAKTAR EKİNCİOĞLU A,BAŞOL M,HALİL M,Demirkan K Assessment of the Appropriateness of Prescriptions in a Geriatric Outpatient Clinic. Turkish Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 2022; 19(1): 54 - 62. 10.4274/tjps.galenos.2021.77010
Vancouver ÇAKIRİ B,Kizilarslanoglu M,Kilic M,DOĞRUL R,KUYUMCU M,BAYRAKTAR EKİNCİOĞLU A,BAŞOL M,HALİL M,Demirkan K Assessment of the Appropriateness of Prescriptions in a Geriatric Outpatient Clinic. Turkish Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 2022; 19(1): 54 - 62. 10.4274/tjps.galenos.2021.77010
IEEE ÇAKIRİ B,Kizilarslanoglu M,Kilic M,DOĞRUL R,KUYUMCU M,BAYRAKTAR EKİNCİOĞLU A,BAŞOL M,HALİL M,Demirkan K "Assessment of the Appropriateness of Prescriptions in a Geriatric Outpatient Clinic." Turkish Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 19, ss.54 - 62, 2022. 10.4274/tjps.galenos.2021.77010
ISNAD ÇAKIRİ, Burcu KELLECİ vd. "Assessment of the Appropriateness of Prescriptions in a Geriatric Outpatient Clinic". Turkish Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 19/1 (2022), 54-62. https://doi.org/10.4274/tjps.galenos.2021.77010