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guidelines in frail patients can result in increased risks of drug interactions and adverse …

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focus rather than a clear functional benefit, which may not have been relevant for the person …

Background: Hemodialysis patients are at an increased risk of polypharmacy as they have
the highest pill burden of all chronically ill patient populations, with an estimated average of …

Background: Polypharmacy is ubiquitous in patients on hemodialysis (HD), and increases
risk of adverse events, medication interactions, nonadherence, and mortality. Appropriately …

Hemodialysis is a life-sustaining treatment for persons with kidney failure. However, those
on hemodialysis still face a poor quality of life and a short life expectancy. High-quality …

A recent paper indicates that in older patients receiving angiotensin converting enzyme
inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers, co-trimoxazole is associated with an increased …

I was blessed with receiving the Gift of Life on April 3, 2013. I will be forever grateful to my
two kidney donors, one of which is my husband, Don. Don and I were involved in a unique …

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ADD:“Electronic tools which assist in clinical decision making are known as clinical decision …

La vaccination est communément considérée comme l'une des plus importantes
interventions des pouvoirs publics en matière de santé et 1'une des interventions médicales …