Impact of geriatric consultation on the number of medications in hospitalized older patients

Consultant Pharmacist

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 42-48

  Saad, Maha ^a   Harisingani, Ruchika ^b   Katinas, Lori ^b  

^a ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DONALD AND BARBARA ZUCKER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT HOFSTRA NORTHWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

Beers criteria; Drug cost; Geriatric consultation; Geriatric syndromes; Number of medications; Polypharmacy; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONSULTATION; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DRUG COST; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDER; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; OSTEOPOROSIS; PAIN; PRESCRIPTION; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; POLYPHARMACY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84856790057     PISSN: 08885109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4140/TCP.n.2012.42     Document Type: Article

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