Inappropriate prescribing: A systematic overview of published assessment tools

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-11

  Kaufmann, Carole P ^a,b   Tremp, Regina ^a   Hersberger, Kurt E ^a   Lampert, Markus L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b Clinical Pharmacy   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

assessment tool; drug safety; Drug related problems; inappropriate prescribing

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; AMBULATORY CARE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DRUG SAFETY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; LONG TERM CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84891871052     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: 14321041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00228-013-1575-8     Document Type: Review

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