Evaluation of the quality of drug therapy among elderly patients in nursing homes

Keywords

Medicine, Pharmacy, Family medicine, Medical prescription, Nursing homes

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• Concurrent Use of Anticholinergic Drugs and Cholinesterase InhibitorsKristina Johnell, Johan Fastbom — 2008
• Psykofarmaka : En riskfaktor för fall hos äldre?Rahela Hashemi — 2008
• Prevalence and associations of potentially inappropriate prescriptions in Austrian nursing home residents: secondary analysis of a cross-sectional studyEva Mann, Burkhard Haastert, Birgit Böhmdorfer — 2013
• Compliance with Medication in Nursing Homes for Older PeopleCarmel Hughes — 2008
• Clinical pharmacy services within a multiprofessional healthcare teamLina Hellström — 2012
• Varför används inte e-dos i större utsträckning?Elena Danielsson — 2010
• INAPPROPRIATE ANTICHOLINERGIC MEDICATION USE IN ELDERLY PATIENTSNandita Kachru — 2013
• Distriktssköterskans erfarenheter av läkemedelsgenomgångar hos äldre patienter inom hemsjukvård och särskilda boendenDalila Čengić, Pirjo Palosaari — 2015
• Polypharmacy and inappropriate prescribing in elderly internal-medicine patients in AustriaJochen Schuler, Christina Dückelmann, W. Beindl — 2008
• The implementation and evaluation of a warfarin management strategy in residential aged care facilitiesMargaret Jordan, J. Mullan — 2012
• Identification of drug-related problems in the elderly attended in a clinical analysis laboratoryAngela Maria Piva Guadagnin, Vanessa Sgnaolin — 2015
• Dementia and use of drugs : economic modelling and population-based studiesAnders Sköldunger — 2015
• Polypharmacy and inappropriate drug prescribing in elderly nursing home residents.Marija Petek Šter, Eva Cedilnik Gorup, D. Klančič — 2009
• Early experiences with the multidose drug dispensing system – A matter of trust?Liv Johanne Wekre, Line Melby, Anders Grimsmo — 2011
• Evaluation of prescribing quality in nursing homes based on drug-specific indicators: The Bergen district nursing home (BEDNURS) studySabine Ruths — 2008
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