Evaluation of a web-based tool in screening for medication-related problems in community-dwelling older adults

Consultant Pharmacist

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 106-113

  Lukazewski, Alan ^a   Mikula, Britney ^b   Servi, Adam ^b   Martin, Beth ^c  

^a Oakwood Village Pharmacy   (United States)

^b School of Pharmacy ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse drug event; Anticholinergic; Geriatric syndromes; Monitor Rx; Potentially inappropriate medications; Web based tool

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; ARTICLE; CERTIFIED GERIATRIC PHARMACIST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; DECUBITUS; DEHYDRATION; DELIRIUM; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTAL PROCEDURE; DEPRESSION; FALL RISK; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICATION RELATED GERIATRIC SYNDROME; MONITOR RX; MOOD DISORDER; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PHARMACIST; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNITED STATES; URINE INCONTINENCE; VISION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 84857768907     PISSN: 08885109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4140/TCP.n.2012.106     Document Type: Article

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