Abstract
Potentially inappropriate medications in older patients increase the risk of adverse drug events, which are an important cause of hospital admission and death among hospitalized patients. Little information is available about the prevalence of potentially inappropriate drug prescriptions (PIDPs) and the related health adverse outcomes among nursing home (NH) residents.
Lingua originale | Inglese |
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pagine (da-a) | 747-758 |
Numero di pagine | 12 |
Rivista | DRUGS & AGING |
Volume | 27 |
Numero di pubblicazione | 9 |
DOI | |
Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2010 |
Keywords
- 80 and over
- Aged
- Drug Prescriptions
- Drug Therapy
- Drug Utilization
- Geriatric Assessment
- Homes for the Aged
- Hospitalization
- Humans
- Inappropriate Prescribing
- Italy
- Medication Errors
- Nursing Homes
- Polypharmacy
- Risk Factors