Development and dissemination of a statewide system to minimize use of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs)

Medical Care

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 993-996

  Bachyrycz, Amy ^a   Dodd, Melanie A ^a   Priloutskaya, Galina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b Analytical Services/Drug Safety   (United States)

Author keywords

adverse drug reactions; Beers' criteria; geriatrics; guideline development

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD; CONSENSUS; DEVELOPMENT; DRUG UTILIZATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOME HEALTH AGENCY; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; NEW MEXICO; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS;

EID: 84867735728     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e31826ecfdc     Document Type: Article

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