Misuse of over-the-counter medications among community-dwelling older adults and associated adverse drug events

Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 175-179

  Sansgiry, Sujit S ^a   Nadkarni, Anagha ^b   Doan, Theresa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse drug events; OTC misuse; OTC use

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTACID AGENT; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; ANTIULCER AGENT; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; EXPECTORANT AGENT; LAXATIVE; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; VITAMIN;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PHARMACY; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIARRHEA; DRUG MISUSE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; MALE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH PAIN; TREND STUDY;

EID: 79953759981     PISSN: 17598885     EISSN: 17598893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-8893.2010.00032.x     Document Type: Article

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