STOPP & START criteria: A new approach to detecting potentially inappropriate prescribing in old age

European Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 45-51

  O'Mahony, D ^a,b   Gallagher, P ^a   Ryan, C ^b   Byrne, S ^b   Hamilton, H ^a   Barry, P ^a   O'Connor, M ^a   Kennedy, J ^b  

^a Department of Medicine National University of Ireland Cork   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Adverse drug effects; Beers' criteria; Inappropriate prescription; Prescription omission; STOPP START criteria (Gerontopharmacology or geriatric pharmacotherapy)

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CIMETIDINE; CLOPIDOGREL; CLORAZEPATE; CYCLIZINE; DIAZEPAM; DIGOXIN; DILTIAZEM; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DIPHENOXYLATE; DIPYRIDAMOLE; FLUNITRAZEPAM; LOOP DIURETIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NITRAZEPAM; PHENOTHIAZINE; PROMETHAZINE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; UNINDEXED DRUG; VERAPAMIL; WARFARIN;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BEERS CRITERIA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DRUG COST; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY CARE; ERROR; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; IRELAND; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSING CARE; NURSING HOME; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SCREENING TEST; SCREENING TOOL OF OLDER PERSON PRESCRIPTION; SCREENING TOOL TO ALERT TO RIGHT TREATMENT;

EID: 77953574621     PISSN: 18787649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurger.2010.01.007     Document Type: Article

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