Hospitalisation for medication misadventures among older adults with and without dementia: a 5-year retrospective study.

Mullan J, Burns P, Mohanan L, Lago L, Jordan M, Potter J. Australas J Ageing. 2019 Jul 28; [Epub ahead of print].

Medication-related adverse events resulting in hospital admission were three times as common among older adults with dementia compared to older patients with intact cognition. A WebM&M commentary discussed an incident involving an elderly patient who experienced an adverse drug event requiring hospital readmission.

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