Pharmacists' and pharmacy students' ability to identify drug-related problems using TIMER (Tool to Improve Medications in the Elderly via Review)

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Lee, Sarah Snyder ^a   Schwemm, Ann K ^b   Reist, Jeffrey ^c,d   Cantrell, Matthew ^c,e   Andreski, Michael ^c   Doucette, William R ^c   Chrischilles, Elizabeth A ^c   Farris, Karen B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Community pharmacy; Drug related problems; Elderly; Medication therapy management

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY STUDENT; PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION; TECHNICAL AID; TOOL TO IMPROVE MEDICATIONS IN THE ELDERLY VIA REVIEW; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; PHARMACY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHARMACIES; PHARMACISTS; STUDENTS, PHARMACY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66949152233     PISSN: 00029459     EISSN: 15536467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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