Drugs & Aging

Papers
(The TQCC of Drugs & Aging is 7. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)
ArticleCitations
Topical Medications for Chronic Itch in Older Patients: Navigating a Pressing Need88
Real-World Drug Survival of Biologics and Targeted Synthetic Disease-Modifying Anti-rheumatic Drugs Among Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis74
Seborrheic Dermatitis in Older Adults: Pathogenesis and Treatment Options63
Association between the Use of Suvorexant and Hip Fracture in Older Adults in Japan Using a Nationwide Administrative Claims Database: A Matched Case–Control Study56
Perioperative Anticholinergic Medication Use and Incident Dementia among Older Surgical Patients: a Retrospective Cohort Study using Real-World Data46
Metformin: An Old Drug with New Tricks—Promising Role in Vascular Aging and Cardioprotection46
Safety Study of Anticoagulants for Preventing Deep Venous Thrombosis after Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Data from the Chinese Stroke Center Alliance44
Prevalence of Self-Reported Adverse Effects to Cannabis by Older Canadians: A Cross-Sectional Analysis43
The Difficulties of Managing Pain in People Living with Frailty: The Potential for Digital Phenotyping41
The Aging Patient with Cystic Fibrosis39
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 S36
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 T36
Diagnosis and Pharmacological Management of Microscopic Colitis in Geriatric Care35
Changes in Medication Complexity and Post-Hospitalization Outcomes in Older Adults Hospitalized for Heart Failure33
Evaluation of Renal Function Testing in Older Australian Veterans Dispensed Medicines that Require Renal Function Monitoring33
Ulcerative Colitis in Adulthood and in Older Patients: Same Disease, Same Outcome, Same Risks?33
Pilocarpine in the Treatment of Presbyopia: Progress, Issues, and Future Prospects32
Patient Perceptions of Opioids and Benzodiazepines and Attitudes Toward Deprescribing31
Serum Concentration of Apixaban in Relation to Renal Function in Older Hospitalized Patients30
Psychotropic Medication Prescribing to Patients with Dementia Admitted to Acute Hospitals in Ireland29
Difficult-to-Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis in Older Adults: Implications of Ageing for Managing Patients29
Time-Varying Use of Proton Pump Inhibitors and Cognitive Impairment and Dementia: A Real-World Analysis from Germany25
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
Development of a Predictive Model for Potentially Inappropriate Medications in Older Patients with Cardiovascular Disease22
The PROMISING Project: A Pilot Study to Improve Geriatric Care Through a Pharmacist-Led Psychotropic Stewardship Program22
Correction: Treating Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Older Adults: Intravesical Options21
Classifying Polypharmacy According to Pharmacotherapeutic and Clinical Risks in Older Adults: A Latent Class Analysis in Quebec, Canada21
Patient-Centric Approach for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease in Older People21
The Relationship Between Antipsychotics, Cognitive Enhancers, and Major Adverse Cardiovascular/Cerebrovascular Events (MACCE) in Older Adults with Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia19
Impact of Pharmacotherapy on Insomnia in Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease18
Prescription and Non-prescription Medication Pill Burdens and Their Associations with Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study17
Safety and Efficacy of Cenobamate for the Treatment of Focal Seizures in Older Patients: Post Hoc Analysis of a Phase III, Multicenter, Open-Label Study17
Associations Between Midlife Anticholinergic Medication Use and Subsequent Cognitive Decline: A British Birth Cohort Study17
Exploring Sex, Gender, and Gender-Related Sociocultural Factors in Clinical Decision-Making for Older Adults Using a Prescribing Cascade Vignette: A Transnational Qualitative Study16
Methodological Considerations for Describing Medication Changes in Relation to Clinical Events and Death: An Applied Example in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Cancer16
International Deprescribing Guidelines Did Not Impact Actual Practice in Deprescribing of Potentially Inappropriate Medications for Nursing Home Residents: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis16
New Migraine Drugs for Older Adults16
Clinical Safety Considerations of Integrase Strand Transfer Inhibitors in the Older Population Living with HIV16
The Current Landscape of Pharmacotherapies for Sarcopenia15
Exploring Hyperkalemia Risk in Frail Older Patients Using RAAS Inhibitors15
Correction to: Assessment of Comorbidity Burden and Treatment Response: Reanalysis of the SCD-HEFT Trial15
Frailty and Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing in Older People with Polypharmacy: A Bi-Directional Relationship?14
Rosacea in Older Adults and Pharmacologic Treatments14
Antihypertensive Drugs and Risk of Bone Fractures14
Modifiable Determinants of Satisfaction with Intravitreal Treatment in Patients with Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration13
Authors’ Reply to Langford et al.: “Patient Perceptions of Opioids and Benzodiazepines and Attitudes Toward Deprescribing”13
How Should Clinicians Discuss Deprescribing with Caregivers of Older Adults Living with Dementia? A Qualitative Study13
Effect of Information Intervention on Prescribing Practice for Neuropathic Pain in Older Patients: A Nationwide Register-Based Study13
Trends in Drug Duplications in Swedish Older Adults: A Nationwide Register Study from 2006 to 202113
Exploring Transplant Medication-Taking Behaviours in Older Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Qualitative Study of Semi-Structured Interviews13
Optimizing Reversal of Neuromuscular Block in Older Adults: Sugammadex or Neostigmine12
Incident Functional Limitations Among Community-Dwelling Adults Using Opioids: A Retrospective Cohort Study Using a Propensity Analysis with the Health and Retirement Study12
Antidepressants to Manage Osteoarthritic Pain: The Value of Pain Phenotyping11
Renal Function, Cardiovascular Diseases, Appropriateness of Drug Prescription and Outcomes in Hospitalized Older Patients11
Use of Muscle Relaxants After Surgery in Traditional Medicare Part D Enrollees11
Comment on “The Relationship Between Antipsychotics, Cognitive Enhancers, and Major Adverse Cardiovascular/Cerebrovascular Events (MACCE) in Older Adults with Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of 11
The Association of Gabapentin Initiation with Cognitive and Behavioral Changes in Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment: A Retrospective Cohort Study11
Medical Cannabis Use Among Older Adults in Canada: Self-Reported Data on Types and Amount Used, and Perceived Effects10
Association Between Gabapentinoid Use and Changes in Claims-Based Frailty Among Long-Term Opioid Users10
Prescription Opioid Use in Older Adults: Trends and Changes in New and Long-Term Use in the United States, 2013–202010
Benzodiazepine Receptor Agonists Use and Cessation Among Multimorbid Older Adults with Polypharmacy: Secondary Analysis from the OPERAM Trial10
Pain in Osteoporosis: Current and Future Strategies10
The Prognostic Utility of Anticholinergic Burden Scales: An Integrative Review and Gap Analysis10
Fall-Risk-Increasing Drugs and Gait Performance in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Exploratory Results from the Gait and Brain Study10
Unlocking Deprescribing Potential in Nursing Homes: Insights from a Focus Group Study with Healthcare Professionals10
Rho Kinase Inhibitors: Strategies in Glaucoma Treatment 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
Elevating Safe Use of Over-The-Counter Medications in Older Adults: A Narrative Review of Pharmacy Involved Interventions and Recommendations for Improvement9
Management of Scleritis in Older Adults9
Minimising Harm and Managing Pain: Deprescribing Opioids in Older Adults9
Ageing with HIV: Medicine Optimisation Challenges and Support Needs for Older People Living with HIV: A Systematic Review8
Pharmacological Treatments for Presbyopia8
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
Factors Influencing Hospital Physicians’ Recognition of Prescribing Cascades: A Qualitative Interview Study8
From Drugs to Dry Mouth: A Systematic Review Exploring Oral and Psychological Health Conditions Associated with Dry Mouth in Older Adults with Polypharmacy8
A Proactive Approach to Prevent Hematopoietic Exhaustion During Cancer Chemotherapy in Older Patients: Temporary Cell-Cycle Arrest8
Pharmacological Risk Assessment Among Older Patients with Polypharmacy Using the Clinical Decision Support System Janusmed Risk Profile: A Cross-Sectional Register Study8
Secular Trends in Central Nervous System-Active Polypharmacy Among Serial Cross-Sections of US Adults, 2009–20208
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
Toxicity in Older Patients with Cancer Receiving Immunotherapy: An Observational Study8
Associated Factors to Efficacy and Tolerance of Immunotherapy in Older Patients with Cancer Aged 70 Years and Over: Impact of Coprescriptions8
Aging in Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis and Microscopic Polyangiitis: From Pathophysiology to Clinical Management8
Patient-Reported Outcomes in Geriatric Oncology—Balancing Quality of Life and Therapeutic Effectiveness Using Primary Breast Cancer as a Model7
Correction to: Prevalence and factors associated with inappropriate dosing of apixaban and rivaroxaban in hospitalized older adults with atrial fibrillation: a cross‑sectional study7
Benefit–Risk Assessment of Psychotropic Drugs in Older Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease7
The Prevalence of Adverse Drug Reactions and Adverse Drug Events from Heart Failure Medications in Frail Older Adults: A Systematic Review7
Polypharmacy and Antibody Response to SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination in Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities: The GeroCovid Vax Study7
Hypotension Under Antihypertensive Treatment and Incident Hospitalizations of Nursing Home Residents7
Problematic Opioid Use Among Older Adults: Epidemiology, Adverse Outcomes and Treatment Considerations7
NSAIDs for Pain Control During the Peri-Operative Period of Hip Fracture Surgery: A Systematic Review7
Drugs and Healthy Aging7
Influenza and Aging: Clinical Manifestations, Complications, and Treatment Approaches in Older Adults7
Treating Hypercholesterolemia in Older Adults for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events7
Current Pharmacological Therapies for the Management of Spondyloarthritis: Special Considerations in Older Patients7
A 12-Year Retrospective Study of the Prevalence of Anticholinergic Polypharmacy and Associated Outcomes Among Medicare Patients with Overactive Bladder in the USA7
Comparison of Anticholinergic Burden Scales and Their Association with Cognitive and Functional Impairment in Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study Using the REPOSI Database7
Correction: Burden of Disease and Treatment Gap in Patients with an Osteoporotic Hip Fracture between 2015 and 2019 in Italy7
Efficacy and Safety of Dupilumab in Older Patients (Aged 80 Years and Above) with Atopic Dermatitis: A Prospective Study7
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