The 2013 ESH/ESC guidelines continue to adhere to some fundamental principles that
inspired the 2003 and 2007 guidelines, namely (i) to base recommendations on properly …

… Mancia, Giuseppe (Chairperson) (Italy) a ; Fagard, Robert (Chairperson) (Belgium) b ;
Narkiewicz, Krzysztof (Section co-ordinator) (Poland) c ; Redán, Josep (Section co-ordinator) …

Background Antipsychotic agents are often used to treat neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS)
in dementia, although the literature is sceptical about their long‐term use for this indication. …

Background Polypharmacy is common among older people. The purpose of this study is to
describe GPs' views and beliefs on polypharmacy in order to identify the role of the GP in …

Aims Few well‐designed randomized controlled trials have been conducted regarding the
impact of community pharmacist interventions on pharmacotherapeutic monitoring of patients …

BACKGROUND: Data regarding the contents of home medication cabinets (HMCs), the
management of leftover medications, and the inclination of patients toward self-initiated …

PURPOSE Antibiotics are still overprescribed for self-limiting upper respiratory tract infections
such as acute sore throat, and physicians mention patient’s desire for antibiotics as a …

Background Uncomplicated urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common disease, occurring
frequently in young sexually active women. In the past, seven day antibiotic therapy was …

Background Benzodiazepines are often prescribed long-term inappropriately. We aimed to
systematically review and meta-synthesise qualitative studies exploring clinicians’ …

Aims Little is known about the impact of inappropriate prescribing (IP) in community‐dwelling
adults, aged 80 years and older. The prevalence at baseline (November 2008September …