Effect of a retrospective drug utilization review on potentially inappropriate prescribing in the elderly

American Journal Geriatric Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 11-19

  Starner, Catherine I ^a,b   Norman, Sheila A ^a   Reynolds, Richard G ^c   Gleason, Patrick P ^a,b  

^a Prime Therapeutics   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico   (United States)

Author keywords

elderly; inappropriate drug use; managed care; retrospective drug utilization review

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; ESTROGEN; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NITROFURANTOIN;

ARTICLE; DRUG UTILIZATION; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; MEDICARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; MALE; MEDICARE PART D; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 61549114695     PISSN: 15435946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjopharm.2009.02.004     Document Type: Article

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