Polypharmacy management in medicare managed care: Changes in prescribing by primary care physicians resulting from a program promoting medication reviews

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 587-594

  Fillit, Howard M ^a,b,c   Futterman, Robert ^a   Orland, Burton I ^a   Chim, Terrence ^a   Susnow, Lawrence ^a   Picariello, Gloria P ^a   Scheye, Eileen C ^a   Spoeri, Randall K ^a   Roglieri, John L ^a   Warburton, Samuel W ^a  

^a NYLCare Health Plans Inc   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Alzheimers Drug Discovery Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MEDICARE; POLYPHARMACY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032984738     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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