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Effectiveness of medicines review with web-based pharmaceutical treatment algorithms in reducing potentially inappropriate prescribing in older people in primary care: a cluster randomized trial (OPTI-SCRIPT study protocol)

BACKGROUND: Potentially inappropriate prescribing in older people is common in primary care and can result in increased morbidity, adverse drug events, hospitalizations and mortality. In Ireland, 36% of those aged 70 years or over received at least one potentially inappropriate medication, with an a...

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Autores principales: Clyne, Barbara, Bradley, Marie C, Smith, Susan M, Hughes, Carmel M, Motterlini, Nicola, Clear, Daniel, McDonnell, Ronan, Williams, David, Fahey, Tom
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3621288/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23497575
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-14-72