Potentially inappropriate medications in hospitalized senior patients

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1161-1165

  Bonk, Mary Ellen ^a   Krown, Heather ^b   Matuszewski, Karl ^c   Oinonen, Michael ^d  

^a University HealthSystem Consortium   (United States)

^b MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CPAC   (United States)

^d UHC ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETAMINOPHEN PLUS CHLORZOXAZONE; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID PLUS CARISOPRODOL; AMIODARONE; AMITRIPTYLINE; AMITRIPTYLINE PLUS PERPHENAZINE; AMOBARBITAL; BELLADONNA ALKALOID; BELLADONNA PLUS PHENOBARBITAL; BELLERGAL; CARISOPRODOL; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE PLUS CLINIDIUM; CHLORPROPAMIDE; CHLORZOXAZONE; CIMETIDINE; CLONIDINE; CLORAZEPATE; CYCLOBENZAPRINE; CYPROHEPTADINE; DIAZEPAM; DICYCLOVERINE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; LIMBITROL; METHYLPHENOBARBITAL; OPIATE; PENTOBARBITAL; PENTOBARBITAL PLUS PYRILAMINE; SECBUTABARBITAL; SECOBARBITAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

AGED; AGING; ANTICHOLINERGIC EFFECT; BRADYCARDIA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CONFUSION; DEPRESSION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM PERFORATION; DISORIENTATION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG UTILIZATION; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HALLUCINATION; HEART DISEASE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOTENSION; INAPPROPRIATE VASOPRESSIN SECRETION; NEUROTOXICITY; NOTE; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PEPTIC ULCER; PHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; QT PROLONGATION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SEDATION; SEIZURE; SIDE EFFECT; SYNCOPE; TORSADE DES POINTES; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; VERTIGO; WEAKNESS; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 33746622532     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp050477     Document Type: Note

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