Assessment of risk associated with medication-related problems in elderly outpatients

Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 109-113

  Elliott, Rohan A ^a,b   Woodward, Michael C ^a  

^a AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; ALPRAZOLAM; BUPRENORPHINE; CALCIUM; CELECOXIB; FOLIC ACID; FUROSEMIDE; GLUCOSAMINE; LISINOPRIL; LISTERINE; NITRAZEPAM; NYSTATIN; OXYCODONE; PARAFFIN; VITAMIN D; WARFARIN;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; AGING; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONSENSUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FACE VALIDITY; FALLING; FEMALE; FRACTURE; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSOMNIA; KIDNEY FAILURE; OUTPATIENT; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIDE EFFECT; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 68849120044     PISSN: 1445937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2055-2335.2009.tb00432.x     Document Type: Article

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