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Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 115-120

Prescription pattern and prevalence of potentially inappropriate medications among elderly patients in a Nigerian rural tertiary hospital

Author keywords

Adverse drug reactions; Beers criteria; Drug utilization pattern; Elderly patients; Rational use of medicines

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMILORIDE PLUS HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BROMAZEPAM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; CINNARIZINE; DIAZEPAM; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; LISINOPRIL; METFORMIN; METHYLDOPA; MULTIVITAMIN; NIFEDIPINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OMEPRAZOLE; PROCHLORPERAZINE; SEDATIVE AGENT; TRAMADOL; TRIHEXYPHENIDYL;

EID: 84875415693     PISSN: 11766336     EISSN: 1178203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/TCRM.S40120     Document Type: Article
Times cited : (51)

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