Inappropriate medications and adverse drug reactions in the elderly

Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 472-

  Gallagher, P ^a   O'Mahony, D ^a  

^a University College Cork and INFANT Centre   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

BEERS CRITERIA; COMORBIDITY; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; DRUG USE; ELDERLY CARE; FALL RISK; FALLING; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICATION ERROR; MENTAL DETERIORATION; PLACEBO EFFECT; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; SCREENING TEST; SCREENING TOOL OF OLDER PERSONS CRITERIA; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS;

EID: 67349254968     PISSN: 00099236     EISSN: 15326535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/clpt.2008.301     Document Type: Letter

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