Impact of an intervention to reduce medication regimen complexity for older hospital inpatients

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 217-224

  Elliott, Rohan A ^a,b   O'Callaghan, Christopher ^a   Paul, Eldho ^c   George, Johnson ^b  

^a AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Faculty of Medicine   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Education; Geriatrics; Hospital inpatients; Medication review; Pharmacists; Prescribing; Regimen complexity

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COMBINATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC WARD; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MEDICATION ERROR; MEDICATION REGIMEN COMPLEXITY; MEDICATION REGIMEN COMPLEXITY INDEX SCORE; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARMACIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RESIDENTIAL HOME; VERY ELDERLY; WARD; EDUCATION; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TIME;

DRUG;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EDUCATION, PHARMACY, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHARMACISTS; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; TIME FACTORS; VICTORIA;

EID: 84884488468     PISSN: 22107703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-012-9730-3     Document Type: Article

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