Evaluation of the appropriateness of prescribing in geriatric patients using Beers criteria and Phadke's criteria and comparison thereof

Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 248-252

  Shah, Rima B ^a   Gajjar, Bharat M ^b   Desai, Sagun V ^a  

^a Research Center   (India)

^b PRAMUKHSWAMI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Beers criteria; geriatrics; Phadke's criteria

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BEER CRITERIA; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CLASSIFICATION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION; PHADKE CRITERIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 84865483843     PISSN: 0976500X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.85948     Document Type: Article

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