Differences in complexity of discharge medication regimens between men and women discharged from acute care to home following total joint arthroplasty

Hospital Pharmacy

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 197-205

  Weeks, Douglas L ^a,b   Willson, Megan N ^a   Greer, Christopher L ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Inland Northwest Health Services   (United States)

Author keywords

acute care; adverse drug event; gender differences; joint arthroplasty; medication regimen complexity

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALPRAZOLAM; ASCORBIC ACID; CALCIUM; CELECOXIB; DOCUSATE SODIUM; ENOXAPARIN; FERROUS SULFATE; FISH OIL; FONDAPARINUX; FUROSEMIDE; GLUCOSAMINE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; HYDROCODONE; HYDROXYZINE; LEVOTHYROXINE; LISINOPRIL; METOPROLOL; MULTIVITAMIN; OMEPRAZOLE; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; VITAMIN D; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENNA; SEX DIFFERENCE; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84857874481     PISSN: 00185787     EISSN: 19451253     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/hpj4703-197     Document Type: Article

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