Medication-Related Hospital Admissions and Emergency Department Visits in Older People with Diabetes: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Limited data are available regarding adverse drug reactions (ADRs) and medication-related hospitalisations or emergency department (ED) visits in older adults with diabetes, especially since the emergence of newer antidiabetic agents. This systematic review aimed to explore the nature of hospital admissions and ED visits that are medication-related in older adults with diabetes. The review was conducted according to the PRISMA guidelines. Studies in English that reported on older adults (mean age ≥ 60 years) with diabetes admitted to the hospital or presenting to ED due to medication-related problems and published between January 2000 and October 2023 were identified using Medline, Embase, and International Pharmaceutical Abstracts databases. Thirty-five studies were included. Medication-r

SUBMITTER: Vonna A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10817070 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature