Medication-related problems identified in home medicines reviews conducted in an Australian rural setting

Consultant Pharmacist

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 432-442

  Alderman, Christopher Paul ^a   Kong, Lesley ^a   Kildea, Lindley ^b  

^a REPATRIATION GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Kildea Pharmacy   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adherence; Adverse drug event; Australia; Cardiovascular; Central nervous system; Community setting; Gout; Home medicines review; Home based; Medication review; Medication related problems; Osteoporosis; Pharmaceutical care; Pharmacist; Polypharmacy; Rural setting

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; RESPIRATORY TRACT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION RELATED PROBLEM; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; PHARMACIST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL AREA; TREATMENT FAILURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHARMACISTS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84880031881     PISSN: 08885109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4140/TCP.n.2013.432     Document Type: Article

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