European journal of internal medicine
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Eur. J. Intern. Med. · Oct 2014
Multicenter Study Comparative Study Observational StudyInappropriate prescribing to older patients admitted to hospital: a comparison of different tools of misprescribing and underprescribing.
This study aims to assess inappropriate prescribing (IP) to elderly patients during the month prior to hospitalization and to compare different IP criteria. ⋯ A high prevalence of polypharmacy and PIMs and PPOs were reported. More than half the patients had simultaneous PIMs and PPOs. The related factors to PIMs and PPOs were different.
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Eur. J. Intern. Med. · Oct 2014
Multicenter StudyManaging ambulatory ulcerative colitis patients with infliximab: a long term follow-up study in primary gastroenterology centers.
Infliximab (IFX) is the key treatment for ulcerative colitis (UC) unresponsive to standard treatments. The aim of the present study was to assess the efficacy and safety of IFX in treating ambulatory UC patients in primary gastroenterology centers. ⋯ IFX seems to be effective and safe in long-term treatment of outpatients affected by UC.