Drugs & Aging

Papers
(The median citation count of Drugs & Aging is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
Topical Medications for Chronic Itch in Older Patients: Navigating a Pressing Need98
Metformin: An Old Drug with New Tricks—Promising Role in Vascular Aging and Cardioprotection68
Association between the Use of Suvorexant and Hip Fracture in Older Adults in Japan Using a Nationwide Administrative Claims Database: A Matched Case–Control Study61
Real-World Drug Survival of Biologics and Targeted Synthetic Disease-Modifying Anti-rheumatic Drugs Among Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis48
Perioperative Anticholinergic Medication Use and Incident Dementia among Older Surgical Patients: a Retrospective Cohort Study using Real-World Data46
Seborrheic Dermatitis in Older Adults: Pathogenesis and Treatment Options46
Symptoms of Orthostatic Hypotension and Drugs Affecting Autonomic Function are Associated with the Onset of Frailty in Community-Dwelling Persons Aged 80 Years and Above: A Prospective Observational S45
Anticholinergic Exposure, Drug Dose and Postoperative Delirium: Comparison of Dose-Related and Non-Dose-Related Anticholinergic Burden Scores in a Retrospective Cohort Study of Older Orthopaedic and T44
The Aging Patient with Cystic Fibrosis43
Prevalence of Self-Reported Adverse Effects to Cannabis by Older Canadians: A Cross-Sectional Analysis42
Diagnosis and Pharmacological Management of Microscopic Colitis in Geriatric Care38
Ulcerative Colitis in Adulthood and in Older Patients: Same Disease, Same Outcome, Same Risks?37
Changes in Medication Complexity and Post-Hospitalization Outcomes in Older Adults Hospitalized for Heart Failure35
Safety Study of Anticoagulants for Preventing Deep Venous Thrombosis after Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Data from the Chinese Stroke Center Alliance34
The Difficulties of Managing Pain in People Living with Frailty: The Potential for Digital Phenotyping34
Serum Concentration of Apixaban in Relation to Renal Function in Older Hospitalized Patients33
Pilocarpine in the Treatment of Presbyopia: Progress, Issues, and Future Prospects32
Psychotropic Medication Prescribing to Patients with Dementia Admitted to Acute Hospitals in Ireland31
Patient Perceptions of Opioids and Benzodiazepines and Attitudes Toward Deprescribing30
Difficult-to-Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis in Older Adults: Implications of Ageing for Managing Patients26
Time-Varying Use of Proton Pump Inhibitors and Cognitive Impairment and Dementia: A Real-World Analysis from Germany26
Correction: Treating Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Older Adults: Intravesical Options24
Patient-Centric Approach for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease in Older People24
Prescription and Non-prescription Medication Pill Burdens and Their Associations with Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study23
Utility of Big Data to Explore Medication Adherence in Māori and Non-Māori Community-Dwelling Older Adults with Heart Failure in Aotearoa New Zealand: A Cross-sectional Study23
Safety and Efficacy of Cenobamate for the Treatment of Focal Seizures in Older Patients: Post Hoc Analysis of a Phase III, Multicenter, Open-Label Study23
The PROMISING Project: A Pilot Study to Improve Geriatric Care Through a Pharmacist-Led Psychotropic Stewardship Program21
Associations Between Midlife Anticholinergic Medication Use and Subsequent Cognitive Decline: A British Birth Cohort Study20
Development of a Predictive Model for Potentially Inappropriate Medications in Older Patients with Cardiovascular Disease20
International Deprescribing Guidelines Did Not Impact Actual Practice in Deprescribing of Potentially Inappropriate Medications for Nursing Home Residents: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis18
Exploring Sex, Gender, and Gender-Related Sociocultural Factors in Clinical Decision-Making for Older Adults Using a Prescribing Cascade Vignette: A Transnational Qualitative Study18
Classifying Polypharmacy According to Pharmacotherapeutic and Clinical Risks in Older Adults: A Latent Class Analysis in Quebec, Canada17
Correction to: Assessment of Comorbidity Burden and Treatment Response: Reanalysis of the SCD-HEFT Trial16
Exploring Hyperkalemia Risk in Frail Older Patients Using RAAS Inhibitors16
Reduced-Dose Edoxaban in Patients Aged ≥ 80 Years: A Single-Center Real-World Analysis16
Methodological Considerations for Describing Medication Changes in Relation to Clinical Events and Death: An Applied Example in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Cancer16
The Relationship Between Antipsychotics, Cognitive Enhancers, and Major Adverse Cardiovascular/Cerebrovascular Events (MACCE) in Older Adults with Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia16
New Migraine Drugs for Older Adults15
The Current Landscape of Pharmacotherapies for Sarcopenia15
Trends in Drug Duplications in Swedish Older Adults: A Nationwide Register Study from 2006 to 202115
Exploring Transplant Medication-Taking Behaviours in Older Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Qualitative Study of Semi-Structured Interviews15
How Should Clinicians Discuss Deprescribing with Caregivers of Older Adults Living with Dementia? A Qualitative Study15
Antihypertensive Drugs and Risk of Bone Fractures15
Rosacea in Older Adults and Pharmacologic Treatments14
Modifiable Determinants of Satisfaction with Intravitreal Treatment in Patients with Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration14
Anti-hypertensive Drug Classes and Risk of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in Healthy Older Adults: A Post Hoc Analysis of ASPREE Trial14
Incident Functional Limitations Among Community-Dwelling Adults Using Opioids: A Retrospective Cohort Study Using a Propensity Analysis with the Health and Retirement Study13
Frailty and Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing in Older People with Polypharmacy: A Bi-Directional Relationship?13
Effect of Information Intervention on Prescribing Practice for Neuropathic Pain in Older Patients: A Nationwide Register-Based Study13
Authors’ Reply to Langford et al.: “Patient Perceptions of Opioids and Benzodiazepines and Attitudes Toward Deprescribing”13
Renal Function, Cardiovascular Diseases, Appropriateness of Drug Prescription and Outcomes in Hospitalized Older Patients12
Optimizing Reversal of Neuromuscular Block in Older Adults: Sugammadex or Neostigmine12
Characteristics of Late-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Clinical Manifestations and Diagnostic and Treatment Challenges12
Menopause, Hormone Therapy, and Gout in Older Women: An Overlooked Connection12
Comment on “The Relationship Between Antipsychotics, Cognitive Enhancers, and Major Adverse Cardiovascular/Cerebrovascular Events (MACCE) in Older Adults with Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of 12
Antidepressants to Manage Osteoarthritic Pain: The Value of Pain Phenotyping11
Use of Muscle Relaxants After Surgery in Traditional Medicare Part D Enrollees11
Medical Cannabis Use Among Older Adults in Canada: Self-Reported Data on Types and Amount Used, and Perceived Effects10
Prescription Opioid Use in Older Adults: Trends and Changes in New and Long-Term Use in the United States, 2013–202010
Elevating Safe Use of Over-The-Counter Medications in Older Adults: A Narrative Review of Pharmacy Involved Interventions and Recommendations for Improvement10
The Association of Gabapentin Initiation with Cognitive and Behavioral Changes in Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment: A Retrospective Cohort Study10
The FORTA (Fit for the Aged) List 2024: Fifth Version of a Validated Clinical Aid for Improved Pharmacotherapy in Older Adults10
Association Between Gabapentinoid Use and Changes in Claims-Based Frailty Among Long-Term Opioid Users10
The Prognostic Utility of Anticholinergic Burden Scales: An Integrative Review and Gap Analysis10
Unlocking Deprescribing Potential in Nursing Homes: Insights from a Focus Group Study with Healthcare Professionals10
Pain in Osteoporosis: Current and Future Strategies10
Fall-Risk-Increasing Drugs and Gait Performance in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Exploratory Results from the Gait and Brain Study10
Anesthesia Considerations in Older Adults Undergoing Emergency Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Ischaemic Stroke9
Inclusion of Older Adults in Early-Phase Cancer Clinical Trials: Safety, Efficacy and a Way Forward9
Management of Scleritis in Older Adults9
Do Proton Pump Inhibitors Reduce Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Older Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Treated with Oral Anticoagulants? A Nationwide Cohort Study in France9
Toxicity in Older Patients with Cancer Receiving Immunotherapy: An Observational Study9
Rho Kinase Inhibitors: Strategies in Glaucoma Treatment in Older Adults9
From Drugs to Dry Mouth: A Systematic Review Exploring Oral and Psychological Health Conditions Associated with Dry Mouth in Older Adults with Polypharmacy9
Minimising Harm and Managing Pain: Deprescribing Opioids in Older Adults9
Benzodiazepine Receptor Agonists Use and Cessation Among Multimorbid Older Adults with Polypharmacy: Secondary Analysis from the OPERAM Trial9
Comparison of Anticholinergic Burden Scales and Their Association with Cognitive and Functional Impairment in Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study Using the REPOSI Database8
Associated Factors to Efficacy and Tolerance of Immunotherapy in Older Patients with Cancer Aged 70 Years and Over: Impact of Coprescriptions8
Pharmacological Treatments for Presbyopia8
Factors Influencing Hospital Physicians’ Recognition of Prescribing Cascades: A Qualitative Interview Study8
Initial Real-World Evidence for Lecanemab in the United States8
Prospective Observational Study Evaluating the Prognostic Value of the G8 Screening Tool for Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients Who Received Programmed Death-Ligand 1 Inhibitor plus Plati8
Pharmacological Risk Assessment Among Older Patients with Polypharmacy Using the Clinical Decision Support System Janusmed Risk Profile: A Cross-Sectional Register Study8
Aging in Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis and Microscopic Polyangiitis: From Pathophysiology to Clinical Management8
A Proactive Approach to Prevent Hematopoietic Exhaustion During Cancer Chemotherapy in Older Patients: Temporary Cell-Cycle Arrest8
Deprescribing Medications that Increase the Risk of Falls in Older People: Exploring Doctors' Perspectives Using the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF)8
A Motivational Interviewing Intervention to Improve Adherence to ACEIs/ARBs among Nonadherent Older Adults with Comorbid Hypertension and Diabetes8
Secular Trends in Central Nervous System-Active Polypharmacy Among Serial Cross-Sections of US Adults, 2009–20208
Patient-Reported Outcomes in Geriatric Oncology—Balancing Quality of Life and Therapeutic Effectiveness Using Primary Breast Cancer as a Model7
Correction: Burden of Disease and Treatment Gap in Patients with an Osteoporotic Hip Fracture between 2015 and 2019 in Italy7
Ageing with HIV: Medicine Optimisation Challenges and Support Needs for Older People Living with HIV: A Systematic Review7
Prevention of Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting in the Older Patient: Optimizing Outcomes7
Polypharmacy and Aging in People Living with HIV: 6 Years of Experience in a Multidisciplinary Outpatient Clinic7
Optimizing Prevention of Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections in Older Patients with Frailty7
Drugs and Healthy Aging7
Correction to: Prevalence and factors associated with inappropriate dosing of apixaban and rivaroxaban in hospitalized older adults with atrial fibrillation: a cross‑sectional study7
Current Pharmacological Therapies for the Management of Spondyloarthritis: Special Considerations in Older Patients7
Hypotension Under Antihypertensive Treatment and Incident Hospitalizations of Nursing Home Residents7
Treating Hypercholesterolemia in Older Adults for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events7
Managing Gout in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome7
Influenza and Aging: Clinical Manifestations, Complications, and Treatment Approaches in Older Adults7
Benefit–Risk Assessment of Psychotropic Drugs in Older Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease7
A 12-Year Retrospective Study of the Prevalence of Anticholinergic Polypharmacy and Associated Outcomes Among Medicare Patients with Overactive Bladder in the USA7
NSAIDs for Pain Control During the Peri-Operative Period of Hip Fracture Surgery: A Systematic Review7
Efficacy and Safety of Dupilumab in the Treatment of Refractory Atopic Dermatitis in Older Adults: A Retrospective, Single-Center Study7
Efficacy and Safety of Dupilumab in Older Patients (Aged 80 Years and Above) with Atopic Dermatitis: A Prospective Study7
The Prevalence of Adverse Drug Reactions and Adverse Drug Events from Heart Failure Medications in Frail Older Adults: A Systematic Review7
Efficacy and Safety of 7-Day Non-Bismuth Concomitant Quadruple Therapy for First-Line Helicobacter pylori Eradication in the Elderly6
Predictors and Moderators of Hospitalisation and Mortality in People with Dementia Using Antipsychotics: Systematic Review6
Frequency and Acceptance of Clinical Decision Support System-Generated STOPP/START Signals for Hospitalised Older Patients with Polypharmacy and Multimorbidity6
Polypharmacy and Antibody Response to SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination in Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities: The GeroCovid Vax Study6
Validation of MyFORTA: An Automated Tool to Improve Medications in Older People Based on the FORTA List6
Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Interventions to Reduce Adverse Drug Reactions in Older Adults: An Update6
Impact of a Comprehensive Intervention Bundle Including the Drug Burden Index on Deprescribing Anticholinergic and Sedative Drugs in Older Acute Inpatients: A Non-randomised Controlled Before-and-Afte6
Low-Dose Glucocorticoids in Older Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: What Does the Evidence Say?6
Testosterone Therapy in Older Men: Present and Future Considerations6
Prevention of Chronic Kidney Disease and Its Complications in Older Adults6
Chronic Urticaria in Older Adults: Treatment Considerations6
Efficacy and safety of insomnia treatment with lemborexant in older adults: analyses from three clinical trials6
Hallucinations, Antipsychotic Use, and Mortality in Older Adults with Dementia: Retrospective Cohort Study of Two Medicare-Linked National Health Surveys6
Anesthesia and Sedation in Older Adults with Pre-existing Cognitive Impairment6
Potentially Inappropriate Psychotropic Drugs in Nursing Homes: An Italian Observational Study6
Safety of Low-Dose Quetiapine for Insomnia in Older Adults6
Temporal Trends Over Two Decades in the Use of Anticholinergic Drugs Among Older Community-Dwelling People in Helsinki, Finland5
The FORTA (Fit fOR The Aged) List 2021: Fourth Version of a Validated Clinical Aid for Improved Pharmacotherapy in Older Adults5
Current Therapies and Drug Development Pipeline in Lewy Body Dementia: An Update5
Medication Complexity Among Older Adults with HF: How Can We Assess Better?5
Safety and Tolerability of Antimicrobial Agents in the Older Patient5
Crushed Tablet Administration for Patients with Dysphagia and Enteral Feeding: Challenges and Considerations5
Importance of NAD+ Anabolism in Metabolic, Cardiovascular and Neurodegenerative Disorders5
Decreased Kidney Function Explains Higher Vancomycin Exposure in Older Adults5
Quantifying Anticholinergic Burden and Sedative Load in Older Adults with Polypharmacy: A Systematic Review of Risk Scales and Models5
One-Year Survival and Postoperative Complications in Older Patients with Intertrochanteric Fractures: Association with Polypharmacy—A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study5
Association of Antipsychotic Dose with Surrogate Efficacy and Safety Outcomes in Hospitalized Older Adults: A Retrospective Cohort Study5
Prescribing Appropriate Medicines to Older Adults: A Finnish Experience with the Web-Based Meds75+ Database5
Risk factors predictive of adverse drug events and drug-related falls in aged care residents: secondary analysis from the ReMInDAR trial5
Using Medication Dispensation Data to Identify Clusters with Similar Prescribing Patterns in Older Adults Living with Dementia5
HOSPITAL Score and LACE Index to Predict Mortality in Multimorbid Older Patients5
Medicine Optimisation and Deprescribing Intervention Outcomes for Older People with Dementia or Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review5
Individualized Dosing Patterns in the Treatment of Older Patients with Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors: Results of a Registry-Based Observational National Cohort Study Including 871 Patients5
Acknowledgement to Referees4
Assessing Frailty-Specific Treatment Effect in Cardiovascular Disease: A Systematic Review4
Frailty-Informed Pain Management: A Clinical Imperative Beyond Chronological Age4
Opioid Prescriptions for Low Back Pain among Military-Connected Older Adults Across Multiple Care Systems4
Correction to: The FORTA (Fit fOR The Aged) List 2021: Fourth Version of a Validated Clinical Aid for Improved Pharmacotherapy in Older Adults4
Association of Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Inhibitors with Incident Dementia: Analysis Based on Population-Based Cohort Studies4
Detection of Potential Prescribing Cascades in Multimorbid Older Patients Hospitalised with Acute Illness—An Observational Prospective Prevalence Study4
Barriers and Enablers of Healthcare Providers to Deprescribe Cardiometabolic Medication in Older Patients: A Focus Group Study4
Pain Management in Older Adults with Chronic Wounds4
Dementia Medications and Their Association with Pain Medication Use in Medicare Beneficiaries with Alzheimer’s Disease/Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Dementias and Chronic Pain4
Patterns and Characteristics of Gabapentin Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries4
Acknowledgement to Referees4
Independent Association Between Use of Proton Pump Inhibitors and Muscle Wasting in Patients with Heart Failure: A Single-Center, Ambispective, Observational Study4
The Impact of Polypharmacy on Management of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Parkinson’s Disease4
Depression in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease: Current Understanding of its Neurobiology and Implications for Treatment4
Deprescribing for People with Dementia: A Roadmap4
Development of a Frailty Screening Tool Using Electronic Community Pharmacy Records4
Executive Summary: Treatment of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis in the Oldest Old4
Opioid Initiation and the Hazard of Falls or Fractures Among Older Adults with Varying Levels of Central Nervous System Depressant Burden4
Association of Psychotropic Education with Quality of Life: A Before-After Study in Residential Aged Care Facilities4
Onychomycosis in Older Adults: Prevalence, Diagnosis, and Management3
Use of Psychedelic Agents in Older Adults with Treatment-Resistant Major Depressive Disorder: What the Evidence Shows3
Association of Potentially Inappropriate Medication Classes with Mortality Risk Among Older Adults Initiating Hemodialysis3
Amyloid-related Imaging Abnormalities (ARIA) in the Context of Alzheimer’s Disease and Amyloid-targeting Therapies: An Introduction for Advanced Practice Providers3
Impact of Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs on Cognitive Function in Older Adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis3
Interprofessional Interventions Involving Pharmacists and Targeting the Medicines Management Process Provided to Older People Residing in Nursing Homes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Random3
Basal Insulin and GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Combination Therapy in Frail Older Inpatients: A Real-World Observational Study3
The Information-Seeking Behavior and Unmet Knowledge Needs of Older Medicinal Cannabis Consumers in Canada: A Qualitative Descriptive Study3
Trajectories of Benzodiazepine Use among Older Adults from a Concordance-with-Guidelines Perspective: A Nationwide Cohort Study3
A Systematic Review of the Current Evidence from Randomised Controlled Trials on the Impact of Medication Optimisation or Pharmacological Interventions on Quantitative Measures of Cognitive Function i3
Exploring Antipsychotic Use for Delirium Management in Adults in Hospital, Sub-Acute Rehabilitation and Aged Care Settings: A Systematic Literature Review3
Deprescribing Antipsychotics and Proton Pump Inhibitors in Long-Term Care: A Prescribing Portraits Approach3
One-Year Mortality in Hospitalized, Frail Older Adults with Atrial Fibrillation on Oral Anticoagulant Therapy: Impact of Stroke and Bleeding Events3
Benefit–Risk Assessment of Rivaroxaban in Older Patients With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation or Venous Thromboembolism3
The Incidence of Myocarditis Following an Influenza Vaccination: A Population-Based Observational Study3
Antihypertensive Use and the Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias among Older Adults in the USA3
Healthcare Costs Associated with Potentially Inappropriate Medication Prescribing Detected by Computer Algorithm Among Older Patients3
Still’s Disease Onset in Older Adults: Clinical Features, Diagnosis, and Management3
Pharmacotherapies in Older Adults with COPD: Challenges and Opportunities3
Sacubitril/Valsartan Reduces the Risk of All-Cause Dementia in Patients with Heart Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis3
Medication Use and Quality of Life in Older Adults with Personality Disorders3
Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Clinical Validation of TIME Criteria to Detect Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults: Methodological Report from the TIME International Study Group3
Measuring Quality of Life in Deprescribing Trials: A Scoping Review3
Toxicity of Cancer Immunotherapies in Older Patients: Does Age Make a Difference?3
Pharmacological Management of IgG4-Related Disease: From Traditional to Mechanism-Based Targeted Therapies3
Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus: Review and Considerations for Older Populations3
Guideline-Directed Medical Therapies for Heart Failure with a Reduced Ejection Fraction in Older Adults: A Narrative Review on Efficacy, Safety and Timeliness3
Current Management of Hypertension in Older Adults3
A Review of Therapeutics for Treatment-Resistant Depression in the Older Adult3
Factors Influencing General Practitioners’ Deprescribing Decisions for Older Adults, with Insights into Frailty: a Qualitative Study in Greek Primary Care3
Evaluating Provider and Pharmacy Discordance in Potential Calcium Channel Blocker–Loop Diuretic Prescribing Cascade3
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