A review of pharmacist recommendations in an aged care facility

Australian Journal of Primary Health

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 35-39

  Khalil, Hanan ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

drugs; medications; residents

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COOPERATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; DOCTOR PHARMACIST RELATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG UTILIZATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHYSICIAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RURAL HEALTH CARE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79952927697     PISSN: 14487527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PY10044     Document Type: Review

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