Potentially inappropriate drug use among older persons in Finland: Application of a new national categorization

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 657-664

  Bell, J Simon ^a,b   Ahonen, Jouni ^a,c   Lavikainen, Piia ^a   Hartikainen, Sirpa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aged; Drug utilization; Finland; Inappropriate prescribing; Pharmacotherapy; Polypharmacy

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BROMHEXINE; CARBOCISTEINE; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; CLOBAZAM; CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; DILTIAZEM; ERDOSTEINE; FUROSEMIDE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCOSAMINE; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; METOPROLOL; NITRAZEPAM; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; OXYBUTYNIN; PARACETAMOL; PICOSULFATE SODIUM; PRESCRIPTION DRUG; THEOPHYLLINE; WARFARIN; ZOPICLONE;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG MISUSE; FEMALE; FINLAND; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; WALKING SPEED;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG UTILIZATION; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FEMALE; FINLAND; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; ODDS RATIO; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84877110268     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: 14321041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00228-012-1372-9     Document Type: Article

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