Polypharmacy and unnecessary drug therapy on geriatric hospitalized patients in Yogyakarta Hospitals, Indonesia

International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 1, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 6-11

  Rahmawati, Fita ^a,c   Pramantara, I Dewa Putu ^b   Rohmah, Wasilah ^b   Sulaiman, Syed Azhar Syed ^c  

^a GADJAH MADA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^b Dr Sardjito Hospital   (Indonesia)

^c SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Cost saving; Geriatric; Polypharmacy; Unnecessary drug therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIANEMIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CORTICOSTEROID; DRUG; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; HORMONE; MINERAL; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; OMEPRAZOLE; RANITIDINE; RESPIRATORY TRACT AGENT; VITAMIN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED HOSPITAL PATIENT; ARTICLE; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DRUG COST; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; INDONESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POLYPHARMACY; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 77953376171     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09751491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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