Inappropriate prescribing in older fallers presenting to an Irish emergency department

Age and Ageing

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 44-50

  Mcmahon, C Geraldine ^a   Cahir, Caitriona A ^b   Kenny, Rose Anne ^b   Bennett, Kathleen ^b  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Falls; Older people; potentially inappropriate prescribing

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; LONG ACTING DRUG; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NOOTROPIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; EMERGENCY WARD; FALLING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYPHARMACY; PREDICTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; VERY ELDERLY;

FALLS; OLDER PEOPLE; POTENTIALLY INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INSURANCE, PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; IRELAND; MALE; MEDICATION RECONCILIATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POLYPHARMACY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84890318954     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/aft114     Document Type: Article

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