Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing of Oral Solid Medications in Elderly Dysphagic Patients

• Main Authors: Matteo Sestili (Author), Serena Logrippo (Author), Marco Cespi (Author), Giulia Bonacucina (Author), Letizia Ferrara (Author), Silvia Busco (Author), Iolanda Grappasonni (Author), Giovanni Filippo Palmieri (Author), Roberta Ganzetti (Author), Paolo Blasi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Pharmaceutical formulations suitable for dysphagic patients are not always commercially available, motivating caregivers to crush tablets or open capsules to facilitate swallowing. Since this action may modify the characteristics of the medicine, it should be considered potentially inappropriate. Th...