High Prevalence of Poor Quality Drug Prescribing in Older Individuals: A Nationwide Report From the Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA)

Graziano Onder*, S Bonassi, Am Abbatecola, P Folino Gallo, F Lapi, N Marchionni, L Pani, S Pecorelli, D Sancarlo, A Scuteri, G Trifirò, C Vitale, Sm Zuccaro, Roberto Bernabei, M. Fini

*Autore corrispondente per questo lavoro

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Abstract

Poor quality of drug prescribing in older persons is often associated with increased drug-related adverse events, hospitalization, and mortality. The present study describes a set of prescribing quality indicators developed by the Geriatrics Working Group of the Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA) and estimates their prevalence in the entire elderly (≥65 years) population in Italy.
Lingua originaleInglese
pagine (da-a)430-437
Numero di pagine8
RivistaTHE JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY. SERIES A, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES
Numero di pubblicazione69(4)
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2013

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Medicina Generale

Keywords

  • OsMed.
  • Prescribing
  • Quality indicators

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