Application of the STOPP/START criteria: A systematic review of the prevalence of potentially inappropriate prescribing in older adults, and evidence of clinical, humanistic and economic impact

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 360-372

  Hill Taylor, B ^a   Sketris, I ^a   Hayden, J ^a,b   Byrne, S ^c   O'Sullivan, D ^c   Christie, R ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

criteria; inappropriate prescribing; prescribing omissions; screening tool; screening tool of older person's potentially inappropriate prescriptions; screening tool to alert doctors to the right treatment

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CRITERIA; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; PRESCRIBING OMISSIONS; SCREENING TOOL; SCREENING TOOL OF OLDER PERSON'S POTENTIALLY INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIPTIONS; SCREENING TOOL TO ALERT DOCTORS TO THE RIGHT TREATMENT;

AGED; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG-RELATED SIDE EFFECTS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY AS TOPIC; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84883551755     PISSN: 02694727     EISSN: 13652710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcpt.12059     Document Type: Review

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