Medication assessments by care managers reveal potential safety issues in homebound older adults;Evaluaciones de medicamentos por administradores de atención revelan potenciales cuestiones de seguridad en adultos de mayor edad confinados al hogar

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 492-498

  Golden, Adam G ^a   Qiu, Dingxi ^b   Roos, Bernard A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Miami College of Engineering   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepines; Drug plans; Dually eligible; Medicare; Over thecounter

Indexed keywords

BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; MINERAL; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; VITAMIN;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOMEBOUND PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PERSONNEL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BARBITURATES; BENZODIAZEPINES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUG TOXICITY; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOMEBOUND PERSONS; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INSURANCE, PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PREVALENCE;

EID: 79955675068     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1P643     Document Type: Article

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