Drug utilization and potentially inappropriate drug use in elderly residents of a community in Istanbul, Turkey

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 195-202

  Ay, Pinar ^a   Akici, A ^a   Harmanci, H ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Beers criteria; Drug utilization; Elderly; Inappropriate medication; Prescription

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BELLADONNA ALKALOID; BENZODIAZEPINE; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; CHLORPROPAMIDE; CHLORZOXAZONE; CLIDINIUM; CLONAZEPAM; CLORAZEPATE; DIAZEPAM; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DIPYRIDAMOLE; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; INDOMETACIN; METHYLDOPA; MINERAL; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; OXYBUTYNIN; RESERPINE; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; TICLOPIDINE; UNINDEXED DRUG; VITAMIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 17444395583     PISSN: 09461965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/cpp43000     Document Type: Article

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