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

Risultato della ricerca: Contributo in rivistaArticolopeer review

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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