Prevalence and outcomes of use of potentially inappropriate medicines in older people: Cohort study stratified by residence in nursing home or in the community

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 275-281

  Barnett, K ^a   McCowan, C ^a   Evans, J M M ^b   Gillespie, N D ^c   Davey, P G ^a   Fahey, T ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; BENZODIAZEPINE; CIMETIDINE; DIPYRIDAMOLE; DOXAZOSIN; FLUOXETINE; METHOCARBAMOL; NITROFURANTOIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OXYBUTYNIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME PATIENT; POLYPHARMACY; POTENTIALLY INAPPROPRIATE MEDICINE; PREVALENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; NURSING HOMES; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PREVALENCE; SCOTLAND; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 79953788956     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs.2009.039818     Document Type: Article

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