Prescriber feedback to improve quality use of medicines among older people: The Veterans' MATES program

Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 316-319

  Bell, J Simon ^a   Kalisch, Lisa M ^a   Ramsay, Emmae N ^b   Pratt, Nicole L ^c   Barratt, John D ^d   Leblanc, Tammy ^d   Roughead, Elizabeth E ^d   Gilbert, Andrew L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b GradDipAppStats   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIURETIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OPIATE; PRESCRIPTION DRUG; SEDATIVE AGENT; SEROTONIN NORADRENALIN REUPTAKE INHIBITOR; VENLAFAXINE; WARFARIN;

AGED; BLEEDING; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONSTIPATION; DEMENTIA; DRUG USE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART FAILURE; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTAL MAIL; PRESCRIPTION; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; URINE INCONTINENCE; VETERAN;

EID: 84855778688     PISSN: 1445937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2055-2335.2011.tb00112.x     Document Type: Review

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