Application of STOPP and START criteria: Interrater reliability among pharmacists

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 43, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 1239-1244

  Ryan, Cristin ^a   O'Mahony, Denis ^a,b   Byrne, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b University College Cork and INFANT Centre   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Elderly people; Inappropriate prescribing; Pharmacists; Screening tools

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICATION ERROR; PHARMACIST; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SCREENING TOOL OF OLDER PEOPLES PRESCRIPTION; SCREENING TOOL TO ALERT DOCTORS TO RIGHT TREATMENT;

AGED; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHARMACISTS; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 67651085465     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1M157     Document Type: Article

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