Inappropriate prescribing in hospitalised Australian elderly as determined by the STOPP criteria
Background The elderly population is increasing worldwide. Due to age-related physiological changes that affect the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of drugs, the elderly are predisposed to adverse drug reactions. Prescribing of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) has been found to be...
| Published in: | International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2012
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| Online Access: | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84872171219&doi=10.1007%2fs11096-012-9681-8&partnerID=40&md5=a59ca287bb662ecdf7b724ee92704f69 |