Inappropriate Prescribing to Elderly Patients in an Internal Medicine Ward.

INTRODUCTION: Polypharmacy is often observed in elderly patients and is associated with an increased risk of adverse drug reactions, side effects and interactions. Clinicians should be alert to inappropriate drug prescribing and reduce polypharmacy. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Observational, longitudinal,...

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Main Author: Urzal, J (author)
Other Authors: Pedro, AB (author), Oliveira, I (author), Romero, I (author), Achega, M (author), Correia, I (author), Aldomiro, F (author), Augusto, J (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2019
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Inappropriate prescribing
Polypharmacy
Portugal
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.10/2190
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.hff.min-saude.pt:10400.10/2190

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.10/2190

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