Randomized trial to improve prescribing safety in ambulatory elderly patients

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 977-985

  Raebel, Marsha A ^a,c   Charles, Jeanya ^b,c   Dugan, Jennifer ^b,c   Carroll, Nikki M ^a   Korner, Eli J ^a,c   Brand, David W ^a   Magid, David J ^a,c  

^a CLINICAL RESEARCH UNIT   (United States)

^b Pharmacy Department   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Amitriptyline; Diazepam; Elderly; Geriatric; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMITRIPTYLINE; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; CHLORPROPAMIDE; DIAZEPAM; DOXEPIN; FLURAZEPAM; HYDROCODONE; KETOROLAC; OXYCODONE; PETHIDINE; PIROXICAM;

AGED; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INDICATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKILL; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED STATES; URTICARIA;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLINICAL PHARMACY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; DRUG THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MEDICATION ERRORS; OUTPATIENTS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REMINDER SYSTEMS;

EID: 34250692655     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01202.x     Document Type: Article

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