Impact of hospitalisation on the complexity of older patients' medication regimens and potential for regimen simplification

Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 21-25

  Elliott, Rohan A ^a   O'Callaghan, Christopher J ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ATENOLOL; DOCUSATE SODIUM; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; ISOSORBIDE MONONITRATE; METOPROLOL; PRAZOSIN; SENNOSIDE; TERAZOSIN; WARFARIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION REGIMEN COMPLEXITY; MEDICATION REGIMEN SIMPLIFICATION; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79960456238     PISSN: 1445937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2055-2335.2011.tb00060.x     Document Type: Article

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