Potentially inappropriate prescribing for elderly outpatients in Germany: A retrospective claims data analysis

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 185-194

  Goltz, Lisa ^a   Kullak Ublick, Gerd A ^b   Kirch, Wilhelm ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Beers criteria; Claims data; Elderly outpatients; Germany; Potentially inappropriate medication

Indexed keywords

AMFEPRAMONE; AMIODARONE; AMITRIPTYLINE; AMPHETAMINE; ATROPINE; CARISOPRODOL; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; CIMETIDINE; CLONIDINE; CLORAZEPATE; CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; CYCLANDELATE; CYPROHEPTADINE; DEXCHLORPHENIRAMINE; DIAZEPAM; DIHYDROERGOTOXINE; DOXAZOSIN; DOXEPIN; ESTRADIOL; ESTRIOL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; FLURAZEPAM; HYDROXYZINE; HYOSCYAMINE; INDOMETACIN; METHOCARBAMOL; NIFEDIPINE; SCOPOLAMINE BUTYL BROMIDE; SIBUTRAMINE; UNINDEXED DRUG;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OUTPATIENT; POTENTIALLY INAPPROPRIATE MEDICATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MALE; OUTPATIENTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84857472017     PISSN: 09461965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/CP201441     Document Type: Article

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