Inappropriate prescribing for elderly outpatients

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 433-439

  Aparasu, Rajender R ^a   Sitzman, Scott J ^a  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amitriptyline; Analgesics and antipyretics; Antidepressants; Anxiolytics, sedatives and hypnotics; Cardiac drugs; Chlordiazepoxide; Diazepam; Dipyridamole; Drug use; Geography; Geriatrics; Physicians; Prescribing; Propoxyphene; Rational therapy

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DIAZEPAM; DIPYRIDAMOLE;

AGED; ARTICLE; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRESCRIPTION; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AMITRIPTYLINE; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; DIAZEPAM; DIPYRIDAMOLE; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PROPOXYPHENE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033088289     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/56.5.433     Document Type: Article

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