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Inappropriate prescribing in the elderly [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, 2007
Drug therapy is necessary to treat acute illness, maintain current health and prevent further decline. However, optimizing drug therapy for older patients is challenging and sometimes, drug therapy can do more harm than good. Drug utilization review tools can highlight instances of potentially inappropriate prescribing to those involved in elderly ...
Denis O'Mahony, P Barry, D O’Mahony
exaly   +3 more sources

Potential for reducing inappropriate antibiotic prescribing in English primary care [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 2018
Objectives: To identify and quantify inappropriate systemic antibiotic prescribing in primary care in England, and ultimately to determine the potential for reduction in prescribing of antibiotics.
Susan Hopkins   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Inappropriate prescribing in older residents of Australian care homes

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, 2011
What is known and objective: The incidence of inappropriate prescribing is higher amongst the older age group than the younger population. Inappropriate prescribing potentially leads to drug-related problems such as adverse drug reactions.
Andrew Stafford (9101424)   +2 more
exaly   +4 more sources

Inappropriate Drug Prescribing

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1995
To the Editor. —The classification of reserpine as an example of "inappropriate prescribing" by Dr Willcox and colleagues 1 is without justification. Reserpine has been repeatedly shown to be an excellent choice for the treatment of hypertension when used in low doses.
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