Analysis of polypharmacy in older patients in primary care using a multidisciplinary expert panel

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 56, Issue 528, 2006, Pages 504-510

  Denneboom, Wilma ^a   Dautzenberg, Maaike G H ^c   Grol, Richard ^a   De Smet, Peter A G M ^a,b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Scientific Institute of Dutch Pharmacists (WINAp)   (Netherlands)

^c TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Elderly; Inappropriate prescribing; Medication reviews; Pharmaceutical care

Indexed keywords

ACENOCOUMAROL; ASCORBIC ACID; CLOFIBRATE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; CYCLOBARBITAL; DIAZEPAM; DIGOXIN; DIURETIC AGENT; FLURAZEPAM; GLIBENCLAMIDE; INDOMETACIN; KETOPROFEN; LAXATIVE; OMEPRAZOLE;

AGED; ARTICLE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG POTENTIATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEART FAILURE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NETHERLANDS; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACIST; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STOMACH DISEASE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 33745623657     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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