Exploring stakeholder perspectives on medication review services for older residents in retirement villages

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 249-258

  Lee, Cik Yin ^a   George, Johnson ^a   Elliott, Rohan A ^a,b   Stewart, Kay ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

elderly; home medicines review; medication review; older people; retirement village

Indexed keywords

AGED; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; NURSE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERCEPTION; PHARMACIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; RETIREMENT; REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PHARMACISTS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RETIREMENT;

EID: 84863691471     PISSN: 09617671     EISSN: 20427174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7174.2012.00189.x     Document Type: Review

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