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Drugs & Aging

Issue 5/2019

Content (9 Articles)

Contact Dermatitis in the Elderly: Predisposing Factors, Diagnosis, and Management

Ana Luiza Lima, Vanessa Timmermann, Tanja Illing, Peter Elsner

Alzheimer's Disease Original Research Article

Ginkgo biloba Extract (EGb761), Cholinesterase Inhibitors, and Memantine for the Treatment of Mild-to-Moderate Alzheimer’s Disease: A Network Meta-Analysis

Onnita Thancharoen, Chulaporn Limwattananon, Onanong Waleekhachonloet, Thananan Rattanachotphanit, Phumtham Limwattananon, Panita Limpawattana

Original Research Article

Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing and Related Hospital Admissions in Geriatric Patients: A Comparative Analysis between the STOPP and START Criteria Versions 1 and 2

Stefanie Thevelin, Leïla El Mounaouar, Sophie Marien, Benoit Boland, Séverine Henrard, Olivia Dalleur

Z-Drugs Original Research Article

Modification of Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing Following Fall-Related Hospitalizations in Older Adults

Mary E. Walsh, Fiona Boland, Frank Moriarty, Tom Fahey

Heart Failure Original Research Article

Use of Medicines that May Exacerbate Heart Failure in Older Adults: Therapeutic Complexity of Multimorbidity

Gillian E. Caughey, Sepehr Shakib, John D. Barratt, Elizabeth E. Roughead

Letter to the editor

The FORTA (Fit fOR The Aged) List 2018: Third Version of a Validated Clinical Tool for Improved Drug Treatment in Older People

Farhad Pazan, Christel Weiss, Martin Wehling, Martin Wehling, Heinrich Burkhardt, Stefan Schwarz, Ulrich Wedding, Jürgen Bauer, Heiner K. Berthold, Michael Denkinger, Peter Dovjak, Helmut Frohnhofen, Markus Gosch, Hans Gutzmann, Isabella Heuser-Collier, Friedemann Honecker, Michael Hüll, Bernhard Iglseder, Ulrich Jaehde, Siegfried Kasper, Gerald Kolb, Reto W. Kressig, Anja Kwetkat, Thomas Münzer, Christoph Schindler, Matthias Schuler, Ralf-Joachim Schulz, Ulrike Sommeregger, Andrej Zeyfang

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Keynote webinar | Spotlight on medication adherence

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Obesity Clinical Trial Summary

At a glance: The STEP trials

A round-up of the STEP phase 3 clinical trials evaluating semaglutide for weight loss in people with overweight or obesity.

Developed by: Springer Medicine

Highlights from the ACC 2024 Congress

Year in Review: Pediatric cardiology

Watch Dr. Anne Marie Valente present the last year's highlights in pediatric and congenital heart disease in the official ACC.24 Year in Review session.

Year in Review: Pulmonary vascular disease

The last year's highlights in pulmonary vascular disease are presented by Dr. Jane Leopold in this official video from ACC.24.

Year in Review: Valvular heart disease

Watch Prof. William Zoghbi present the last year's highlights in valvular heart disease from the official ACC.24 Year in Review session.

Year in Review: Heart failure and cardiomyopathies

Watch this official video from ACC.24. Dr. Biykem Bozkurt discusses last year's major advances in heart failure and cardiomyopathies.