Effects of a drug minimization guide on prescribing intentions in elderly persons with polypharmacy

Drugs and Aging

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 659-667

  Scott, Ian A ^a   Gray, Leonard C ^b   Martin, Jennifer H ^b   Mitchell, Charles A ^b  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBIDOPA; CARBIDOPA BENZERASIDE; DONEPEZIL; GLICLAZIDE; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; MACROGOL 3350; OXAZEPAM; PARACETAMOL; PRAVASTATIN; SERTRALINE; SPIRONOLACTONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WARFARIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; DRUG CONTROL; DRUG INDICATION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; POLYPHARMACY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; POLYPHARMACY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84864117968     PISSN: 1170229X     EISSN: 11791969     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03262281     Document Type: Article

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