Comparison of prescribing criteria to evaluate the appropriateness of drug treatment in individuals aged 65 and older: A systematic review

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1521-1530

  Dimitrow, Maarit S ^a   Airaksinen, Marja S A ^a   Kivelä, Sirkka Liisa ^b,c   Lyles, Alan ^a,d   Leikola, Saija N S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE   (United States)

Author keywords

criteria; elderly; inappropriate prescribing; measure; suboptimal prescribing

Indexed keywords

PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

CLINICAL PHARMACY; DELPHI STUDY; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG INDICATION; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW; SCREENING; SMOKING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; AGED; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80051786399     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03497.x     Document Type: Review

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