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| Use of inappropriate prescription drugs by older people | | Author(s) | Joseph T Hanlon, Kenneth E Schmader, Chad Boult |
| Journal title | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 50, no 1, January 2002 |
| Pages | pp 26-34 |
| Keywords | Drugs ; Clinical surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Using data on drug prescriptions for participants from the 4th (n=3,234) and 7th (n=2,508) waves (1989/90 and 1992/93 respectively) of the Duke Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly (EPESE), the authors found that 21% of the 4th wave and 19.2% of the 7th wave participants used one or more agents from the eight drug classes had one or more elements identified as inappropriate. The therapeutic classes with the most problems were benzodiazepines and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). The most common problems were with drug-disease interactions and duration of use. This study indicates that inappropriate prescribing is common among older people living in the community in the US, and persists over time. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-020701201 A |
| Classmark | LLD: 3G: 7T |
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