Medication prescribing for older adults

Annals of Long-Term Care

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 33-39

  Roehl, Barbara ^a   Talati, Amy ^b   Parks, Susan ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANALGESIC AGENT; BELLADONNA ALKALOID; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; CARISOPRODOL; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; CHLORZOXAZONE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLONIDINE; CYCLOBENZAPRINE; CYPROHEPTADINE; DICYCLOVERINE; DIGOXIN; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DOXEPIN; FLUOXETINE; HYDROXYZINE; HYOSCYAMINE; INDOMETACIN; KETOROLAC; MEPROBAMATE; METAXALONE; METHOCARBAMOL; OXYBUTYNIN; PENTAZOCINE; PETHIDINE; PROMETHAZINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; UNINDEXED DRUG;

AGING; CONFUSION; ELDERLY CARE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LONG TERM CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SAFETY; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE RETENTION;

EID: 33745258387     PISSN: 15247929     EISSN: 15247929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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