The use of nonprescription medicines among elderly patients with chronic illness and their need for pharmacist interventions

Consultant Pharmacist

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 433-439

  Guirguis, Kyrillos ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aging; Complementary medicines; Elderly; Gender; Over the counter; Pharmacist intervention

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; CALCIUM CARBONATE; COLECALCIFEROL; FISH OIL; GLUCOSAMINE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LAXATIVE; NATURAL PRODUCT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; AWARENESS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CHRONIC PATIENT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONSTIPATION; DRUG USE; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PAIN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARMACIST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHARMACY; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; SELF MEDICATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; PHARMACISTS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF MEDICATION; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 77955940544     PISSN: 08885109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4140/TCP.n.2010.433     Document Type: Article

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