Rohan Elliott
@rohanelliott.bsky.social
Pharmacist, academic, editor, medical writer. #Geriatrics, #MedicineSafety, #Toxicology, #TransitionsOfCare
Two thirds of patients' discharge prescriptions required hospital pharmacist intervention to correct errors. An important #medicinesafety consideration as we move toward paperless discharge prescriptions using electronic tokens sent directly to patients. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Hospital pharmacist interventions to correct medication errors on discharge prescriptions: a prospective observational study
At hospital discharge, many patients receive multiple, complex prescriptions, prepared by junior medical staff. Most Australian hospitals have pharmacists review discharge prescriptions to correct er....
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October 31, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Two thirds of patients' discharge prescriptions required hospital pharmacist intervention to correct errors. An important #medicinesafety consideration as we move toward paperless discharge prescriptions using electronic tokens sent directly to patients. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Polypharmacy's association with Mortality: confounding from underlying morbidity - Bjørk - 2025 - Journal of the American Geriatrics Society #geriatrics #polypharmacy agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Polypharmacy's Association With Mortality: Confounding From Underlying Morbidity
Background
Studies consistently associate use of multiple medications with increased mortality. However, such studies often lack adequate adjustment for confounding, particularly from underlying dis.....
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October 11, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Polypharmacy's association with Mortality: confounding from underlying morbidity - Bjørk - 2025 - Journal of the American Geriatrics Society #geriatrics #polypharmacy agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Great to see an RCT evaluating antihypertensive #deprescribing in frail older people. No difference in mortality or adverse events in 'step-down' group vs usual care (number of antihypertensives fell from 2.6 to 1.5 vs 2.5 to 2.0). www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Reduction of Antihypertensive Treatment in Nursing Home Residents | NEJM
Among older adults with frailty, evidence on the benefits and risks of discontinuing
antihypertensive drugs is limited. In a multicenter, randomized, controlled trial
conducted in France, we assign...
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September 18, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Great to see an RCT evaluating antihypertensive #deprescribing in frail older people. No difference in mortality or adverse events in 'step-down' group vs usual care (number of antihypertensives fell from 2.6 to 1.5 vs 2.5 to 2.0). www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Quality indicators for safe and effective use of medications in long‐term care settings: A systematic review. #geriatrics #agedcare bpspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
BPS Publications
People accessing aged care services are increasingly older and often experience multimorbidity and polypharmacy, which puts them at risk of medication-related harm. Quality indicators (QIs) can assi...
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August 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Quality indicators for safe and effective use of medications in long‐term care settings: A systematic review. #geriatrics #agedcare bpspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Almost one third of individuals aged 65+ years who received at least one PBS medication in 2021 used #psychotropic medications according to this nationwide data linkage study. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Prevalence and Risk Factors for Psychotropic Medication Use in Older Adults in Australia: A Nationwide Data Linkage Study - Drugs & Aging
Background and Objectives Psychotropic medications are associated with an increased risk of adverse drug events in older adults, yet national data on their use in Australia remain limited. This study ...
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August 9, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Almost one third of individuals aged 65+ years who received at least one PBS medication in 2021 used #psychotropic medications according to this nationwide data linkage study. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Systematic review: addressing potentially inappropriate prescribing for older primary care patients reduces no. of meds, with no change in adverse outcomes. #geriatrics jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Addressing Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing for Older Primary Care Patients
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluates the association between interventions to reduce potentially inappropriate prescribing for older primary care patients and changes in the number of me...
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July 15, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Systematic review: addressing potentially inappropriate prescribing for older primary care patients reduces no. of meds, with no change in adverse outcomes. #geriatrics jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Bleeding risk scores in atrial fibrillation—how should they influence decision-making for anticoagulants in older people? #geriatrics #medicinesafety url: academic.oup.com/ageing/artic...
Bleeding risk scores in atrial fibrillation—how should they influence decision-making for anticoagulants?
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common cardiac condition, and the prevalence of this rises rapidly with advancing age, affecting up to 17% of people aged ≥80
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July 2, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Bleeding risk scores in atrial fibrillation—how should they influence decision-making for anticoagulants in older people? #geriatrics #medicinesafety url: academic.oup.com/ageing/artic...
Interesting insights around use of regular medications in aged care facilities, from a nationally representative sample from Australia. #agedcare #geriatrics onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Regular Medications Administered to Older Adults in Aged Care Facilities: A Retrospective Descriptive Study
Aim(s) To explore which regularly prescribed medications are most commonly administered to older adults in aged care facilities in Australia, by whom and when, and to identify the prevalence of poly...
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June 22, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Interesting insights around use of regular medications in aged care facilities, from a nationally representative sample from Australia. #agedcare #geriatrics onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
New issue of Australian Prescriber out now. Read the latest on #contraception, #psoriasis. #hairloss, #opioid dependence, #pharmacogenomics, plus new drugs and medicine safety updates. australianprescriber.tg.org.au
Australian Prescriber
is an independent peer-reviewed journal providing critical commentary on drugs and therapeutics for health professionals.
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June 12, 2025 at 11:43 PM
New issue of Australian Prescriber out now. Read the latest on #contraception, #psoriasis. #hairloss, #opioid dependence, #pharmacogenomics, plus new drugs and medicine safety updates. australianprescriber.tg.org.au
In this study, prescribing cascades were identified in 12.4% of older patients admitted to hospital. #geriatrics #prescribingcascades link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Detection of Potential Prescribing Cascades in Multimorbid Older Patients Hospitalised with Acute Illness—An Observational Prospective Prevalence Study - Drugs & Aging
Background Prescribing cascades occur when a new drug is prescribed to treat an adverse drug event caused by an existing medication, resulting in unnecessary, or potentially hazardous additional drugs...
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June 12, 2025 at 11:28 PM
In this study, prescribing cascades were identified in 12.4% of older patients admitted to hospital. #geriatrics #prescribingcascades link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Latest podcast from Australian Prescriber: a quick update on RSV prevention and management australianprescriber.tg.org.au/podcast/epis...
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May 14, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Latest podcast from Australian Prescriber: a quick update on RSV prevention and management australianprescriber.tg.org.au/podcast/epis...
Penicillin allergy delabeling in long-term care facilities: if not now, then when? #AgedCare #AntimicrobialStewardship
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Penicillin allergy delabeling in long-term care facilities: if not now, then when? | Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology | Cambridge Core
Penicillin allergy delabeling in long-term care facilities: if not now, then when? - Volume 5 Issue 1
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May 9, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Penicillin allergy delabeling in long-term care facilities: if not now, then when? #AgedCare #AntimicrobialStewardship
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Interesting, but not surprising findings about #deprescribing in older people in the last months of life. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
International Deprescribing Guidelines Did Not Impact Actual Practice in Deprescribing of Potentially Inappropriate Medications for Nursing Home Residents: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis - Drugs ...
Background Deprescribing guidelines reduce the use of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) in trial settings; however, their real-world impact remains unclear. Therefore, this study assesses d...
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May 7, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Interesting, but not surprising findings about #deprescribing in older people in the last months of life. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
An age-old and global problem. More needs to be done to ensure accurate discharge summaries. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Discrepancies in medication lists after hospital discharge in patients with multiple long-term conditions
Inadequate information flow in the transition from hospital to home poses a challenge to medication safety, especially for patients with multiple long…
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April 30, 2025 at 10:04 PM
An age-old and global problem. More needs to be done to ensure accurate discharge summaries. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Timely article on #RSV infection and its prevention in the latest issue of Australian Prescriber. australianprescriber.tg.org.au/articles/RSV...
RSV: an update on prevention and management
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Sharing this summary of research output from the Austin Health Pharmacy Department, in Melbourne, Australia. 2024 was another productive year. You can read our Annual Reports on our website at: austin.org.au/pharmacy-res...
#qualityimprovement, #research
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April 22, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Sharing this summary of research output from the Austin Health Pharmacy Department, in Melbourne, Australia. 2024 was another productive year. You can read our Annual Reports on our website at: austin.org.au/pharmacy-res...
#qualityimprovement, #research
#qualityimprovement, #research