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| Potential for the abuse of medication for the elderly in residential and nursing homes in the UK | | Author(s) | Ruth Chambers |
| Journal title | Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, vol 10, nos 1/2, 1999 |
| Pages | pp 79-89 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Elder abuse ; Drugs ; Care homes ; Nursing homes. |
| Annotation | Abuse of the medication prescribed to older people living in long-stay care homes may be perpetrated by a minority of unscrupulous doctors, pharmacists, or home care staff. Disorganised practices and homes, poor communications, and sloppy professional practices may create opportunities for overdosing, errors, fraud, or theft. This article describes the circumstances leading to the potential abuse of medication for older people in residential care, and the measures that may be taken to avoid or minimise such abuse from occurring. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990729207 A |
| Classmark | QNT: LLD: KW: LHB |
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