Potentially inappropriate drug prescriptions and risk of hospitalization among older, italian, nursing home residents: The ulisse project

Drugs and Aging

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 747-758

  Ruggiero, Carmelinda ^a   Dellaquila, Giuseppina ^a   Gasperini, Beatrice ^a   Onder, Graziano ^b   Lattanzio, Fabrizia ^c   Volpato, Stefano ^d   Corsonello, Andrea ^c   Maraldi, Cinzia ^d   Bernabei, Roberto ^b   Cherubini, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c INRCA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

drug utilisation; elderly; hospitalisation; prescribing.

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BENZODIAZEPINE; CARISOPRODOL; CHLORPROPAMIDE; CHLORZOXAZONE; CIMETIDINE; CLOPIDOGREL; CYCLANDELATE; CYCLOBENZAPRINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DICYCLOVERINE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DIPYRIDAMOLE; DISOPYRAMIDE; DOXEPIN; ETACRYNIC ACID; GUANADREL; INDOMETACIN; MEPROBAMATE; METAXALONE; METHOCARBAMOL; METHYLDOPA; METHYLTESTOSTERONE; PETHIDINE; PRAZOSIN; THYROID EXTRACT; TICLOPIDINE; TIOTIXENE; TRIMETHOBENZAMIDE; UNINDEXED DRUG;

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; POTENTIALLY INAPPROPRIATE DRUG PRESCRIPTION; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG THERAPY; DRUG UTILIZATION; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; ITALY; MEDICATION ERRORS; NURSING HOMES; POLYPHARMACY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77956304894     PISSN: 1170229X     EISSN: 11791969     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/11538240-000000000-00000     Document Type: Article

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