The development of a prescription drug dependence screen for older adults

Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 7-12

  Grymonpre, Ruby E ^a   Badger, Mark ^b   Tabisz, Ellen ^b   Jacyk, W R ^b   Powell, Colin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b ST BONIFACE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

benzodiazepines; elderly; opioids; prescription drug dependence; screening instrument

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; BENZODIAZEPINE; BROMAZEPAM; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; CLONAZEPAM; CODEINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DIAZEPAM; FLURAZEPAM; HYDROMORPHONE; LEVORPHANOL; LORAZEPAM; MORPHINE; NITRAZEPAM; OPIATE; OXAZEPAM; OXYCODONE; OXYMORPHONE; PENTAZOCINE; PETHIDINE; TEMAZEPAM; TRIAZOLAM;

ARTICLE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG USE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; PRESCRIPTION; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0029974508     PISSN: 00084123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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