Determination of geriatric patients' drug profile and identify their pharmaceutical care requirements by determining potential risk factors

European Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 280-283

  Sancar, M ^a   Yalcin Mutlu, B ^b   Okuyan, B ^a   Vehbi Izzettin, F ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Clinical pharmacy; Geriatric patient; Pharmaceutical care; Polypharmacy

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; LITHIUM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NITRATE; THEOPHYLLINE; WARFARIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NURSING HOME; POLYPHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 81155162480     PISSN: 18787649     EISSN: 18787657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurger.2011.07.011     Document Type: Article

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