Potentially inappropriate prescribing for insomia in elderly outpatients in Taiwan

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 335-342

  Huang, W F ^a   Lai, I C ^b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b YULI VETERANS HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Elderly insomaniacs; Inappropriate prescriptions; Sedative hypnotics

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BROMAZEPAM; ESTAZOLAM; FLUNITRAZEPAM; FLURAZEPAM; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; LORAZEPAM; LORMETAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; NITRAZEPAM; TRIAZOLAM; ZOLPIDEM; ZOPICLONE;

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DATA EXTRACTION; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAIWAN; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 33745894925     PISSN: 09461965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/cpp44335     Document Type: Article

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