Drug related medical emergencies in the elderly: Role of adverse drug reactions and non-compliance

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 913, 2001, Pages 703-707

  Malhotra, S ^a   Karan, R S ^a   Pandhi, P ^a   Jain, S ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Adverse drug reactions; Drug related medical emergencies; Elderly; Non compliance

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ATENOLOL; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; DIGOXIN; ENALAPRIL; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; INSULIN; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PHENYTOIN; STEROID; THEOPHYLLINE; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT; VALPROIC ACID;

ARTICLE; DRUG COST; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; ELDERLY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POLYPHARMACY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG THERAPY; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION FEES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 0034750460     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pmj.77.913.703     Document Type: Article

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