Association between multi-dose drug dispensing and drug treatment changes

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1095-1101

  Sjöberg, Christina ^a   Ohlsson, Henrik ^b   Wallerstedt, Susanna M ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Drug treatment; Elderly; Multi dose drug dispensing; Prescribing

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANGIOTENSIN 1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SELECTIVE ESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATOR; URINARY TRACT SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DRUG USE; ELDERLY CARE; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTI DOSE DRUG DISPENSING; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG THERAPY; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; SWEDEN;

EID: 84864284021     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: 14321041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00228-012-1230-9     Document Type: Article

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