Luca Paoletti

Luca Paoletti
Profession:
Pharmacist
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Biography

Dr. Luca Paoletti, MPharm, MSc is the Chief of Pharmacy Department at Al-Najaf Al-Ashraf Teaching Hospital - Policlinico San Donato (GSD).

Dr. Luca Paoletti is a hospital pharmacist specialized in institutional pharmacy, with international experience in pharmaceutical operations, research, and healthcare system organization. He currently serves as Chief of the Pharmacy Department at Al-Najaf Al-Ashraf Teaching Hospital in Iraq, an affiliate of the San Donato Group, while holding a permanent position as hospital pharmacist at IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital in Milan.

He obtained his specialization in Hospital Pharmacy from the University of Camerino and holds a Master’s degree in Pharmacy from the University of Trieste. His professional experience includes roles at IRCCS INRCA in Ancona, where he worked both as a clinical research pharmacist and in emergency pharmaceutical response during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as a fellowship in prescribing optimization at the University Health Authority of Udine (ASUIUD).

Dr. Paoletti has contributed to international research projects on geriatric pharmacotherapy, polypharmacy, and deprescribing, including the European-funded iKASCADE and GENDERNET initiatives. He is co-author of several peer-reviewed publications in international journals and has served as a reviewer for European Geriatric Medicine, the official journal of the European Geriatric Medicine Society (EuGMS). He has also been invited as a speaker at national and international conferences on hospital pharmacy.

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Education

2018 – Master’s Degree in Pharmacy - University of Trieste (UNITS) - Final grade: 110/110 Thesis: The Role of the Pharmacist in the National Health Service and the Importance of Clinical Trials.

2023 – Specialization in Hospital Pharmacy (Postgraduate Residency Program) - University of Camerino (UNICAM) - Final grade: 110/110 cum laude with special commendation, Thesis: Identifying key prescribing cascades in older people (iKASCADE) – International project on prescribing appropriateness in older adults with a focus on sex and gender differences.

Publications

Latest publications

Underprescription of medications in older adults: causes, consequences and solutions - a narrative review
European Geriatric Medicine. 2021;12(3):453–462
F. Lombardi, L. Paoletti, B. Carrieri, G. Dell'Aquila, M.Fedecostante, M. Di Muzio, A. Corsonello, F. Lattanzio, A. Cherubini
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Safety and Tolerability of Antimicrobial Agents in the Older Patient
Drugs & Aging. 2023;40(6):499–526
 L. Soraci, A. Cherubini, L. Paoletti, G. Filippelli, F. Luciani, P. Laganà, ME. Gambuzza, E. Filicetti, A. Corsonello, F. Lattanzio
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Exploring physician gender bias in the initiation of prescribing cascades for older men and women: a qualitative clinical vignette study protocol
BMJ Open. 2023;13(7):e070405
P. Borhani, PA. Rochon, B. Carrieri, K. Dalton, A. Lawson, J. Li, R. Mason, LM. McCarthy, L. Paoletti, S. Santini, K. Sivayoganathan, S. Sternberg, DR. Zwas, RD. Savage
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Constipation: a neglected condition in older emergency department patients
Internal and Emergency Medicine. 2024;19(7):1977–1986
F. Salvi, R. Petrino, SP. Conroy, R. Liperoti, L. Paoletti, A. Beccacece, G. dell'Aquila, M. Fedecostante, A. Cherubini
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Exploring Sex, Gender, and Gender-Related Sociocultural Factors in Clinical Decision-Making for Older Adults Using a Prescribing Cascade Vignette: A Transnational Qualitative Study
Drugs & Aging. 2024;41(12):977–988
A. Kthupi, P.A. Rochon, S. Santini, L. Paoletti, R. Mason, L.M. McCarthy, B. Carrieri, K. Dalton, J. Li, K. Sivayoganathan, P. Borhani, S.A. Sternberg, D.R. Zwas, R.D. Savage
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The effects of diuretic deprescribing in adult patients: A systematic review to inform an evidence-based diuretic deprescribing guideline
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 2025;91(1):38–54
E. van Poelgeest, L. Paoletti, S. Özkök, E. Pinar, G. Bahat, V. Vuong, E. Topinková, J. Daams, L. McCarthy, W. Thompson, N. van der Velde
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Effectiveness and safety of chronic diuretic use in older adults: an umbrella review of recently published systematic reviews and meta-analyses of randomized-controlled trials
European Geriatric Medicine. 2025;16(4):1353–1387
E. van Poelgeest, K. Prokopidis, T. Erdogan, M.J. Kwak, K. Piotrowicz, L. Paoletti, A. Eidam, F.Ö.K. Koçak, B. Ilhan, A. Beccacece, G. Soulis, S. Özkök, G. Bahat, E. Topinková, J. Daams, M.L. Handoko, P. Goyal, J. Gąsowski, A. Cherubini, N. Veronese, G.D. Testa, W. Thompson, N. van der Velde
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