Use of potentially inappropriate medicines in elderly: A prospective study in medicine out-patient department of a tertiary care teaching hospital

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 95-98

  Zaveri, H G ^a   Mansuri, S M ^b   Patel, V J ^a  

^a NHL Municipal Medical College   (India)

^b Kesar SAL Medical College and Research Institute   (India)

Author keywords

Beers criteria; drug use study; elderly; potentially inappropriate medicines

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALPRAZOLAM; AMIODARONE; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ATENOLOL; CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE; CHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLONIDINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DIAZEPAM; DICYCLOVERINE; DIGOXIN; FERROUS SULFATE; HYPNOTIC AGENT; LORAZEPAM; NIFEDIPINE; PARACETAMOL; PHENIRAMINE; PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE; SEDATIVE AGENT; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONSTIPATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG CLASSIFICATION; DRUG USE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSOMNIA; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; MORBIDITY; OUTPATIENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PREVENTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 77954231120     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: 19983751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.64499     Document Type: Article

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