Clinical medication review by a pharmacist of elderly people living in care homes: Pharmacist interventions

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 93-99

  Alldred, David P ^a   Zermansky, Arnold G ^a   Petty, Duncan R ^a   Raynor, David K ^a   Freemantle, Nick ^b   Eastaugh, Joanne ^b   Bowie, Peter ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c Longley Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; HYPNOTIC AGENT; IRON; LEVOTHYROXINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NITRATE; NOOTROPIC AGENT; VITAMIN D;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MONITORING; ELDERLY CARE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSING CARE; NUTRITION; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACIST; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESIDENTIAL CARE;

EID: 34249807003     PISSN: 09617671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/ijpp.15.2.0003     Document Type: Article

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