Comparison of published explicit criteria for potentially inappropriate medications in older adults

Drugs and Aging

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 947-957

  Chang, Chirn Bin ^a,b   Chan, Ding Cheng ^b  

^a CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Drug utilisation; Elderly; Prescribing.

Indexed keywords

BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE; CARISOPRODOL; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; CHLORPROMAZINE; CHLORPROPAMIDE; CIMETIDINE; DEXCHLORPHENIRAMINE; DIGOXIN; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DIPYRIDAMOLE; HYDROXYZINE; HYOSCYAMINE; INDOMETACIN; METHOCARBAMOL; METHYLDOPA; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PHENYLBUTAZONE; PROMETHAZINE; RESERPINE; THEOPHYLLINE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; WARFARIN;

BEER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; DRUG USE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICATION ERROR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SCREENING;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CONSENSUS; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 78649349012     PISSN: 1170229X     EISSN: 11791969     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/11584850-000000000-00000     Document Type: Review

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