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Open AccessThe comorbidity profiles and medication issues of patients with multiple system atrophy: a systematic cross-sectional analysis
Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a complex and fatal neurodegenerative movement disorder. Understanding the comorbidities and drug therapy is crucial for MSA patients’ safety and management.
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Open AccessThe comorbidity and co-medication profile of patients with progressive supranuclear palsy
Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is usually diagnosed in elderly. Currently, little is known about comorbidities and the co-medication in these patients.
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Open AccessAdverse drug reactions in geriatric psychiatry—retrospective cohort study of a 6-year period
To investigate the frequency and characteristics of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) that occurred on the gerontopsychiatric ward of Hannover Medical School over a 6-year period.
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Open AccessWhat do older patients know about their medication? A cross-sectional, interview-based pilot study
This study sought to analyze the medication knowledge and awareness of medication adjustment options during intercurrent illness (sick day rules) of patients ≥ 70 years treated at a hospital for geriatric medi...
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Open AccessBifrontal electroconvulsive therapy leads to improvement of cerebral glucose hypometabolism in frontotemporal dementia with comorbid psychotic depression – a case report
Differentiating depression and dementia in elderly patients represents a major clinical challenge for psychiatrists. Pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment options for both conditions are often used...
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Open AccessDuplicate prescriptions in the emergency department: a retrospective cohort study
To determine the nature and frequency of duplicate prescriptions (DPs) in the emergency department (ED) by utilization of a novel categorization of DPs which differentiates between appropriate DPs (ADPs) and p...
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Open AccessClinical-pharmacological drug information center of Hannover Medical School: experiences and analysis from a tertiary care university hospital
Drug information centers (DICs) are institutions dedicated to provide objective, independent, and up-to-date information on drugs and their rational use. To overcome the lack of recent DIC reports from central...
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Open AccessStudents’ guide to documentation in clinical trials
In the wake of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, support in clinical trials by students of human medicine and related disciplines has become of even greater importance than in pre-pandemic time...
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Open AccessPotentially inappropriate medications according to PRISCUS list and FORTA (Fit fOR The Aged) classification in geriatric psychiatry: a cross-sectional study
Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) constitute a frequent cause of hospitalization in older people. The risk of ADRs is increased by the prescription of potentially inappropriate medications for older people (PIMs)....
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Open AccessInsulinautoimmunsyndrom
Eine 69-jährige Patientin mit rezidivierenden schweren Hypoglykämien wurde zur weiteren Diagnostik der Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover zugewiesen. Zuvor hatte die Patientin nach einem Stenting, das aufgrund ...
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Open AccessDuplicate prescriptions—proposal of a clinically oriented categorisation
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Open AccessProposal of a Tall Man Letter list for German-speaking countries
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Open AccessRemdesivir-induced symmetrical drug–related intertriginous and flexural exanthema (SDRIFE)? A case report with review of the literature
