Diuretic drug therapy monitoring in the elderly: A cohort study

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 433-437

  Gérardin Marais, Marie ^a,c   Victorri Vigneau, Caroline ^a   Allain Veyrac, Gwenaëlle ^a   Chaslerie, Anicet ^b   Nicolas, Maryse ^b   Sarraf, Nathalie ^b   Pivette, Jacques ^b   Jolliet, Pascale ^a  

^a NANTES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Serv Medical de l'Assurance Maladie   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE BIOLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Diuretics; Elderly; Serum chemistry monitoring

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; ELECTROLYTE; LOOP DIURETIC AGENT; POTASSIUM SPARING DIURETIC AGENT; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT; UREA;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DATA BASE; DRUG MONITORING; ELECTROLYTE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM; UREA BLOOD LEVEL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DIURETICS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG;

EID: 40049096623     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00228-007-0431-0     Document Type: Article

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