Exposure to potentially inappropriate drugs and drug-drug interactions in elderly nursing home residents in Helsinki, Finland: A cross-sectional study

Drugs and Aging

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 683-692

  Hosia Randell, Helka M V ^a   Muurinen, Seija M ^b   Pitkälä, Kaisu H ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b Department of Social Services ^*  (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Drug interactions; Elderly; Prescribing

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; BENZODIAZEPINE; BETAXOLOL; BISOPROLOL; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOZAPINE; CODEINE; COLESTYRAMINE; CYPROTERONE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DIAZEPAM; ESTRIOL SUCCINATE; FELODIPINE; FERROUS SULFATE; FLUOXETINE; FUROSEMIDE; HALOPERIDOL; HYDROXYZINE; MELPERONE; METOPROLOL; NITROFURANTOIN; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM SPARING DIURETIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; QUINIDINE; RISPERIDONE; TEMAZEPAM; THIORIDAZINE; TIMOLOL; UNINDEXED DRUG;

AGED; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; DRUG DRUG INTERACTION; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG INTERACTION; DRUG USE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME PATIENT; POTENTIALLY INAPPROPRIATE DRUG USE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FEMALE; FINLAND; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; NURSING HOMES; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POLYPHARMACY; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS;

EID: 48249126850     PISSN: 1170229X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00002512-200825080-00005     Document Type: Article

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