Medication reviews in senior community housing centers

Consultant Pharmacist

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 715-718

  Burkiewicz, Jill S ^a,b   Sweeney, Brooke L ^a,b  

^a MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MERCY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brown bag; Community pharmacy services; Drug related problem; Elderly; Medication review; Medication related problem

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG INDICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOUSING; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; MEDICATION REVIEW; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACY; PHARMACY STUDENT; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748940779     PISSN: 08885109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4140/TCP.n.2006.715     Document Type: Review

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