Potentially inappropriate prescribing to the elderly: Comparison of new protocol to Beers criteria with relation to hospitalizations for ADRs

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 483-490

  Matanović, Suzana Mimica ^a   Vlahović Palčevski, Vera ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OSIJEK   (Croatia)

^b KBC RIJEKA   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Adverse drug reactions; Drug drug interactions; Elderly patients; PIM screening tools; Potentially inappropriate medications

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMIODARONE; ANGIOTENSIN 2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; ATORVASTATIN; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BISOPROLOL; BROMAZEPAM; CARVEDILOL; DIAZEPAM; DICLOFENAC; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FLURAZEPAM; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLICLAZIDE; GLIMEPIRIDE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; IBUPROFEN; INSULIN; LISINOPRIL; METILDIGOXIN; NITRAZEPAM; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; POTASSIUM SPARING DIURETIC AGENT; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; SIMVASTATIN; UNINDEXED DRUG; WARFARIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BEERS CRITERIA; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROATIA; CROATIAN TOOL; DRUG DRUG INTERACTION; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG INTERACTION; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOTENSION; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; POPULATION; POTENTIALLY INAPPROPRIATE MEDICATION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING; VERY ELDERLY; DRUG-RELATED SIDE EFFECTS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS; MEDICATION ERROR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG-RELATED SIDE EFFECTS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; PATIENT ADMISSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84896493947     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: 14321041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00228-014-1648-3     Document Type: Article

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