Potentially inappropriate drug use in older people: A nationwide comparison of different explicit criteria for population-based estimates

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 315-324

  Morin, Lucas ^a   Fastbom, Johan ^a   Aroche, Marie Laure ^b,c   Johnell, Kristina ^a  

^a AGING RESEARCH CENTER   (Sweden)

^b LIMOGES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIMOGES   (France)

Author keywords

inappropriate drug use; medications; older adults; pharmacoepidemiology

Indexed keywords

OXAZEPAM; ZOLPIDEM; ZOPICLONE; PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; BEERS CRITERIA; CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG USE; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; LAROCHE LIST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWEGIAN GENERAL PRACTICE CRITERIA; POLYPHARMACY; POTENTIALLY INAPPROPRIATE DRUG USE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISCUS LIST; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN; SWEDISH NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH WELFARE CRITERIA; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; PRESCRIPTION; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MALE; POLYPHARMACY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PREVALENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SWEDEN;

EID: 84937515042     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bcp.12615     Document Type: Article

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