Potentially inappropriate drug prescription in older subjects across health care settings

European Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 9-14

  Conejos Miquel, M D ^a   Sanchez Cuervo M ^b   Delgado Silveira, E ^b   Sevilla Machuca, I ^a   Gonzalez Blazquez S ^c   Montero Errasquin, B ^b   Cruz Jentoft, A J ^b  

^a Centro de Salud Los Fresnos   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^c Grupo de Residencias Adavir   (Spain)

Author keywords

Beers criteria; Drug Utilization Review; Health Services for the Aged; Polypharmacy; STOPP START criteria

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMIODARONE; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CHLORPROPAMIDE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CIMETIDINE; CLOPIDOGREL; CORTICOSTEROID; DIGOXIN; DIPYRIDAMOLE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; LOOP DIURETIC AGENT; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MISOPROSTOL; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PROCHLORPERAZINE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; UNINDEXED DRUG; VASODILATOR AGENT; WARFARIN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANKLE EDEMA; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG INTERACTION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; GOUT; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NURSING HOME; OUTPATIENT CARE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOMIZATION; THERAPEUTIC ERROR;

EID: 77953590193     PISSN: 18787649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurger.2009.12.002     Document Type: Article

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