Inappropriate prescribing in hospitalized elderly patients according to the beers criteria;Prescripción inapropiada en pacientes ancianos hospitalizados según los criterios de beers

Atencion Farmaceutica

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 261-266

  Corte García, Juan José ^a   Espín Fernández, Mariano ^a   Rojo Eyaralar, Javier ^a  

^a HOSPITAL MONTE NARANCO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Beers criteria; Geriatrics; Inappropriate prescription

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; BENZODIAZEPINE; BROMAZEPAM; CLORAZEPATE; CLORAZEPATE DIPOTASSIUM; DEXCHLORPHENIRAMINE; DIAZEPAM; DIGOXIN; DOXAZOSIN; FLUOXETINE; HYDROXYZINE; KETOROLAC; LORAZEPAM; NAPROXEN; PETHIDINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; COMPUTER ASSISTED DRUG THERAPY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG UTILIZATION; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICATION ERROR; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PRESCRIPTION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 71949125737     PISSN: 11397357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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