Avoiding overmedication of elderly patients

American Journal of Therapeutics

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 784-788

  Ruiz, Jorge G ^a   Array, Samir ^b   Lowenthal, David T ^b,c  

^a James H Quillen VA Medical Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

complications; elderly; overmedication; prevention

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CIMETIDINE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; IBUPROFEN; NAPROXEN; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PHENYTOIN; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; THEOPHYLLINE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; WARFARIN;

ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DRUG COST; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG THERAPY; ELDERLY CARE; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHARMACODYNAMICS; PHARMACOKINETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACHYCARDIA; URINE RETENTION;

EID: 0030425177     PISSN: 10752765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00045391-199611000-00008     Document Type: Article

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