Retrospective evaluation of medication appropriateness and clinical pharmacist drug therapy recommendations for home-based primary care veterans

American Journal Geriatric Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 40-47

  Davis, Ryan G ^a   Hepfinger, Charley A ^a   Sauer, Karen Ann ^b   Wilhardt, Michelle S ^a  

^a CARL T HAYDEN VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Medication Appropriateness Index; pharmacist; primary care provider; veterans

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG USE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NURSE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACIST; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VETERAN; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG THERAPY; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG THERAPY; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; PHARMACISTS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 34547115438     PISSN: 15435946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjopharm.2007.03.003     Document Type: Article

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