Discrepancies in reported drug use in geriatric outpatients: Relevance to adverse events and drug-drug interactions

American Journal Geriatric Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 93-104

  Tulner, Linda R ^a   Kuper, Ingeborg M J A ^a   Frankfort, Suzanne V ^a   van Campen, Jos P C M ^a   Koks, Cornelis H W ^a   Brandjes, Desiderius P M ^a   Beijnen, Jos H ^a,b  

^a SLOTERVAART HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

adverse drug reactions; adverse events; discrepancy; discrepancy related; drug drug interactions; elderly outpatients; geriatric

Indexed keywords

ANTACID AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; CORTICOSTEROID; COUMARIN; DIGOXIN; DIURETIC AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NITRATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; RENIN INHIBITOR;

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; DRUG UTILIZATION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHARMACY; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG THERAPY; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; POLYPHARMACY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 65549131839     PISSN: 15435946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjopharm.2009.04.006     Document Type: Article

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