Prevalence of potential medication problems among dually eligible older adults in medicaid waiver services

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1971-1978

  Alkema, Gretchen E ^a,b   Wilber, Kathleen H ^b   Simmons, W June ^c   Enguidanos, Susan M ^c   Frey, Dennee ^c  

^a VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Partners in Care Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Dually eligible; Home health criteria; Inappropriate medication use; Medicaid waiver care management

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICATION ERROR; PEPTIC ULCER; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICATION ERRORS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS;

EID: 36849014228     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1K270     Document Type: Article

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