Evaluation of potentially inappropriate medications among older residents of Malaysian nursing homes

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 596-603

  Chen, Li Li ^a   Tangiisuran, Balamurugan ^a   Shafie, Asrul Akmal ^a   Hassali, Mohamed Azmi Ahmad ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Beers criteria; Malaysia; Nursing home; Older people; Potentially inappropriate medications; STOPP criteria

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALLOPURINOL; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; CHLORPROPAMIDE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CIMETIDINE; COLCHICINE; DIAZEPAM; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DIPYRIDAMOLE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; INDOMETACIN; LOOP DIURETIC AGENT; METHYLDOPA; MISOPROSTOL; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NIFEDIPINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; THEOPHYLLINE; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT; TICLOPIDINE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; UNINDEXED DRUG; WARFARIN;

AGED; ANKLE EDEMA; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BEERS CRITERIA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG UTILIZATION; ELDERLY CARE; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; FALLING; FEMALE; GOUT; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INTERVIEW; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NURSING HOME; POLYPHARMACY; PREDICTION; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TOOL OF OLDER PERSON POTENTIALLY INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIPTION; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MALAYSIA; MALE; NURSING HOMES; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84867345432     PISSN: 22107703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-012-9651-1     Document Type: Article

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