The recording of drug sensitivities for older people living in care homes

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 553-557

  Alldred, David P ^a   Standage, Claire ^b   Zermansky, Arnold G ^a   Barber, Nicholas D ^c   Raynor, D K ^a   Petty, Duncan R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b Leodis Healthcare LLP   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adverse drug reaction; Allergy; Care homes

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CEFALEXIN; DILTIAZEM; ERYTHROMYCIN; IBUPROFEN; LISINOPRIL; OMEPRAZOLE; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DOCUMENTATION; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICINE; NURSING HOME; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRINTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURPOSIVE SAMPLE; RANDOM SAMPLE; RECORDING; RESIDENTIAL HOME;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; AGED; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; NURSING HOMES; PHARMACIES; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS;

EID: 77950661904     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2010.03631.x     Document Type: Article

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