Role of the pharmacist on a general medicine acute care for the elderly unit

American Journal Geriatric Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 95-100

  Reilly, Timothy ^a,b   Barile, David ^b   Reuben, Stanley ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University Medical Center at Princeton   (United States)

Author keywords

acute care for the elderly unit; clinical pharmacist; geriatrics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG USE; ELDERLY CARE; EMERGENCY CARE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORK;

AGED; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MEDICATION RECONCILIATION; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHARMACISTS; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE;

EID: 84859538053     PISSN: 15435946     EISSN: 18767761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjopharm.2012.02.002     Document Type: Article

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