Prescribing patterns and inappropriate use of medications in elderly outpatients in a tertiary hospital in Nigeria

Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 19-25

  Eze, Uchenna I H ^a   Olowo, Adebiyi O ^a  

^a OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Drug utilization; Elderly; Medications; Potentially inappropriate medications

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; ANTIANGINA PECTORIS AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; BROMAZEPAM; CARBAMAZEPINE; CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE; DIGOXIN; DIURETIC AGENT; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HALOPERIDOL; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; LISINOPRIL; METHYLDOPA; MINERAL; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NIFEDIPINE; NITRAZEPAM; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; UNINDEXED DRUG; VITAMIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DRUG FORMULARY; DRUG USE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; OUTPATIENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 79951789581     PISSN: 15965996     EISSN: 15969827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/tjpr.v10i1.66536     Document Type: Article

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