Medication errors in elderly people: Contributing factors and future perspectives

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 641-645

  Fialová, Daniela ^a   Onder, Graziano ^b  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Future perspectives; Geriatric medication errors; Geriatric research; Medication use in the elderly

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PHARMACY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SAFETY; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICATION ERROR; MORBIDITY; NOTE; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DECISION MAKING; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POLYPHARMACY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 67649510151     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2009.03419.x     Document Type: Note

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