Effects of a structured medication review by geriatrician and clinical pharmacologist on appropriateness of pharmacotherapy of frail elderly inpatients;Interventies na een gestructureerde medicatie-analyse door klinisch geriater en ziekenhuisapotheker bij klinisch opgenomen kwetsbare oudere patiënten

Tijdschrift voor Gerontologie en Geriatrie

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 72-78

  Van Dijk, K N ^a   Van Asselt, D Z B ^a   Vogel, D ^a   Van Der Hooft, C S ^a   Van Roon, E N ^a   Brouwers, J R B J ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL CENTER LEEUWARDEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Drug reconciliation; Frail elderly; Inappropriate prescribing; Medication review

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; CELIPROLOL; FERROUS GLUCONATE; FERROUS SULFATE; HALOPERIDOL; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; METFORMIN; METOPROLOL; PERINDOPRIL; RISPERIDONE; SPIRONOLACTONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; DRUG DOSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG THERAPY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRICS; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INCOMPATIBILITY; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PRESCRIPTIONS;

EID: 65449168344     PISSN: 01679228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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