Prevalence of potentially inappropriate medication use in elderly hospitalised patients

Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 122-125

  Widagdo, Imaina S ^a   Nyfort Hansen, Karin ^b   Kowalski, Stefan R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b REPATRIATION GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ATROPINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIAZEPAM; DIPYRIDAMOLE; FLUOXETINE; NITRAZEPAM; NITROFURANTOIN; OXYBUTYNIN; PIROXICAM; PROMETHAZINE; SCOPOLAMINE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY LIVING; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG MISUSE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENNA;

EID: 79960353636     PISSN: 1445937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2055-2335.2011.tb00678.x     Document Type: Article

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