Drug, Healthcare and Patient Safety

Medication Safety in Geriatric Populations

With the increasing older adults globally, there is a greater need to understand medication safety issues as older adults are often excluded in randomized trials.  In addition, the complexity of chronic care for older adults often leads to polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medication use, which can result in drug-induced diseases, adverse drug reactions, drug interactions, cognitive impairment, falls, hospitalization, and mortality. This Article Collection aims to address these challenges by bringing together the latest research and clinical insights to improve medication safety in geriatric populations.

Medication safety is crucial in geriatric populations due to the increased susceptibility of older adults to adverse drug reactions and the potential for drug interactions. The aging process can alter pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, making older adults more prone to medication-related problems. Ensuring medication safety in this vulnerable population is essential to prevent medication-related morbidity and mortality and associated healthcare burden such as hospitalization, healthcare costs, and health-related quality of life for older adults.

To help raise the profile of this important area of research, Drug Healthcare and Patient Safety is publishing a timely Article Collection on medication safety in geriatric populations. The Collection is led by the Editor in Chief, Professor Rajender Aparasu.

Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Medicated-related problems in older adults
2. Polypharmacy and Medication Management
3. Inappropriate Medication Use
4. Drug-drug and Drug-disease Interactions
5. Prescribing Cascade and Deprescribing

All manuscripts submitted to this Article Collection will undergo desk assessment and peer review as part of our standard editorial process. Guest Advisors for this collection will not be involved in peer-reviewing manuscripts unless they are existing members of the Editorial Board. Please review the journal Aims and Scope and author submission instructions prior to submitting a manuscript.

Please submit your manuscript on our website, using the promo code ESYOD for 20% off the advertised article processing charge and to indicate that your manuscript will be considered for the “Medication Safety in Geriatric Populations” Collection.

Please contact Haoyang Yi (Commissioning Editor) at haoyang.yi@taylorandfrancis.com with any queries regarding this Article Collection.