Seniors May Get Incorrect Meds From Nursing Homes

HealthDay reported a study in the Journal of General Internal Medicine suggesting that nearly 40 percent of American seniors who receive medical care from a home health agency take at least one prescription drug that is potentially unsafe or ineffective for them, which is a rate nearly three times higher than for seniors who get their prescriptions when visiting a medical office.

Researchers used data from the 2007 National Home and Hospice Care Survey and also found that patients taking 15 or more medications were five to six times more likely to be prescribed potentially inappropriate medications than those taking seven or fewer drugs.

Of the patients taking at least one potentially inappropriate medication, 21 percent took 15 or more medications.

If your loved one is staying at a senior care facility and taking prescribed medication, it is very important that their care givers are administering that medication as per the doctors’ instructions. Failing to do so can create very serious complications &/or side effects. If you believe that your loved one has become a victim of a medication error in a nursing home, contact a nursing home abuse attorney from PKSD today. Our award winning personal injury lawyers have years of experience handing nursing home negligence lawsuits, and we have a proven record of success.

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