Monitoring Side Effects Of Pain Medication Prescribing By Emergency Department In Patients Over 65

Monitoring Side Effects Of Pain Medication Prescribing By Emergency Department In Patients Over 65. The MOSE65 Study

Half of the people over the age of 65 are not functioning at their optimal level because of interference from pain. > 50% of older adults had taken prescriptions of pain medication beyond a 6-month period. In Emergency Department 80% of visits involving conditions with painful component. The study aims to observe and check side effects of most frequently pain killers prescribing at home to patients over 65 years old after a visit in emergency department.

- observe side effects of pain medications prescribed in emergency department to patient over 65 yo

Inclusion Criteria:

• 65 years or older
• new analgesic treatment po following emergency department visits
• easily reachable by phone

Exclusion Criteria:

• age under 65
• pt may not able to hear, or answer the phone
• pt with a history of dementia
• pt who already takes pain killer, or neuroleptics