Methodology of an ongoing, randomized controlled trial to prevent falls through enhanced pharmaceutical care

American Journal Geriatric Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 61-81

  Ferreri, Stefanie ^a   Roth, Mary T ^a   Casteel, Carri ^a,b   Demby, Karen B ^a   Blalock, Susan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

Author keywords

elderly; falls; medication; pharmacy

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ARIPIPRAZOLE; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; BACLOFEN; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHLORPROMAZINE; CITALOPRAM; DICYCLOVERINE; DIGESTIVE TRACT SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; DIGOXIN; DISOPYRAMIDE; DOPAMINE UPTAKE INHIBITOR; DULOXETINE; HYOSCYAMINE; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; MIRTAZAPINE; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; MOOD STABILIZER; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST; SEROTONIN NORADRENALIN REUPTAKE INHIBITOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERNAL VALIDITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 48149086201     PISSN: 15435946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjopharm.2008.06.005     Document Type: Article

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