Development and implementation of a pharmacy fall prevention program

Hospital Pharmacy

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1095-1102

  Beasley, Burl ^a   Patatanian, Edna ^b  

^a Mercy Health Center   (United States)

^b SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Adverse events; Beers criteria; Elderly; Fall prevention; Falls; Medication scoring system; Medications; Pharmacy fall prevention

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; CARDIAC AGENT; DIGOXIN; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PHENYTOIN; WARFARIN;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BALANCE IMPAIRMENT; BRAIN PERFUSION; CLINICAL PHARMACY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DIZZINESS; ELDERLY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; GAIT DISORDER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INJURY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952191089     PISSN: 00185787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/hpj4412-1095     Document Type: Article

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