Naslov
Ageing of the population in Croatia, results of national studies on inappropriate prescribing in older adults and current situation in the availability of clinical pharmacy services in different settings of care

Autori
Ortner Hadžiabdić M.

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Skup
3rd EuroAgeism training school and ESCP-EuroAgeism Discussion day

Mjesto i datum
Online, 03.05.2021. - 07.05.2021

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
eldery patients, potentially inappropriate medication, PIM

Sažetak
With a prevalence of people older than 65 years of 20.1 %, Croatia is considered a very old country regarding its population1. This percentage is among the highest in already old Europe. This demographic picture indicates a serious public health problem and is the cause of a significant economic and health care burden for Croatia. Potentially inappropriate prescribing is an important determinant of the therapy evaluation in older people. Evidence from cross sectional studies in Croatian population indicate that prevalence of potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) range between 24, 6- 68, 8 % in inpatient setting2, 3, 4 and 8, 3-62, 4% in outpatient setting5, 6. The most prevalent PIM in all studies were benzodiazepines, followed by amiodarone in three studies. In Croatia, clinical pharmacy services are available in both primary and secondary health care settings, such as medication review and medication reconciliation. However, no services focused on older people exist. Moreover, clinical pharmacy services are not standard of care nor are remunerated. Older people, as a vulnerable population with their complex therapy and considerable polypharmacy are in need of specialised serviced focused on medication optimisation. The research on PIMs in Croatian population arguably indicates the need of developing clinical pharmacy services in geriatric area in this country, what will be even more pronounced due to long-term demographic changes.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Farmacija

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