The influence of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) on inappropriate prescribing in Australian nursing homes

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 39-42

  King, Michelle A ^a   Roberts, Michael S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged; Beers' criteria; Drug therapy; Drug utilization; Formularies; Health policy; Nursing homes

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; CARISOPRODOL; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; CHLORPROPAMIDE; CYCLANDELATE; CYCLOBENZAPRINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DIAZEPAM; DIPYRIDAMOLE; FLURAZEPAM; INDOMETACIN; ISOXSUPRINE; MEPROBAMATE; METHOCARBAMOL; METHYLDOPA; ORPHENADRINE CITRATE; PENTAZOCINE; PENTOBARBITAL; PHENYLBUTAZONE; PROPRANOLOL; RESERPINE; SECOBARBITAL; TRIMETHOBENZAMIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG INFORMATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZATION; RESIDENTIAL HOME; VETERAN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; COST SHARING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG COSTS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FORMULARIES; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NURSING HOMES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 33847103162     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-005-5618-9     Document Type: Article

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