Effects of medication review on drug-related problems in patients using automated drug-dispensing systems: A pragmatic randomized controlled study

Drugs and Aging

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 305-314

  Kwint, Henk Frans ^a,b   Faber, Adrianne ^a   Gussekloo, Jacobijn ^c   Bouvy, Marcel L ^a,b  

^a SIR Institute for Pharmacy Practice and Policy   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Drug utilisation; Elderly; Prescribing

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIURETIC AGENT; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMATED DRUG DISPENSING SYSTEM; AUTOMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; MEDICATION REVIEW; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHARMACIST; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; AUTOMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; NETHERLANDS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHARMACISTS; PHARMACY; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79953203176     PISSN: 1170229X     EISSN: 11791969     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/11586850-000000000-00000     Document Type: Article

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