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Electronic prescribing for the elderly: will it improve medication usage?

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  • 1Département de Biostatistique et Informatique Médicale, Faculté de Médecine Cochin Port-Royal, Université René Descartes, Paris, France.

Drugs & Aging
|September 24, 1999
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Electronic prescribing offers solutions for medication management in older adults, addressing risks like drug interactions and adverse events. Further improvements are needed for user-friendliness and data structure to fully replace traditional prescription methods.

Area of Science:

  • Geriatrics
  • Pharmacology
  • Health Informatics

Background:

  • Medication management in the elderly presents significant challenges.
  • Risks include drug interactions, contraindications, incorrect dosing, and adverse events.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate electronic prescribing as a tool to mitigate medication-related problems in the elderly.
  • To identify areas for improvement in electronic prescribing systems.

Main Methods:

  • Review of the potential benefits of electronic prescribing in geriatric pharmacotherapy.
  • Analysis of current limitations and requirements for enhanced electronic prescribing systems.

Main Results:

  • Electronic prescribing can provide crucial information for drug selection and prescription checks.

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  • Identified needs include user-friendly interfaces, structured databases, and decision support capabilities.

    • Conclusions:

    • Electronic prescribing holds promise for improving medication safety in older adults.
    • Enhancements are necessary for widespread adoption and to fully replace traditional prescription methods.