Inappropriateness of medication prescriptions to elderly patients in the primary care setting: A systematic review

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Opondo, Dedan ^a   Eslami, Saied ^a   Visscher, Stefan ^b   de Rooij, Sophia E ^a   Verheij, Robert ^b   Korevaar, Joke C ^b   Abu Hanna, Ameen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; AMITRIPTYLINE; BELLADONNA ALKALOID; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; CLIDINIUM; CLONIDINE; CYPROHEPTADINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DICYCLOVERINE; DIGOXIN; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DIPYRIDAMOLE; DISOPYRAMIDE; DOXAZOSIN; DOXEPIN; FLUOXETINE; GUANETHIDINE; HYDROXYZINE; HYOSCYAMINE; INDOMETACIN; KETOROLAC; METHYLDOPA; NAPROXEN; OXYBUTYNIN; PENTAZOCINE; PETHIDINE; PIROXICAM; PROMETHAZINE; TICLOPIDINE; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AGED; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84865177750     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0043617     Document Type: Article

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