Are nursing-home residents at high risk of warfarin-related complications?
Rebecca J Beyth
Correspondence GRECC (182 T), NF/SGVHS, 1601 SW Archer Road, Gainesville, FL 32608-1197, USA
Email rbeyth@aging.ufl.edu
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Long-term care facilities are home to some of the frailest members of society. These individuals often suffer from multiple comorbidities and impaired decision-making capacity, which compounds their vulnerability, and it is in this milieu that they are prescribed a wider variety of medications than any other patient population.1 The fact that adverse drug-related events are common among residents of long-term care facilities is, therefore, not surprising. Studies have consistently revealed that many of these adverse events are preventable and are most commonly caused by errors in prescribing and monitoring.2 What remains unclear is why medication use in the long-term care setting is suboptimal, and how drug prescription in this setting can be improved to maximize patient safety while minimizing adverse events.
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