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Addressing potentially inappropriate prescribing in older patients: development and pilot study of an intervention in primary care (the OPTI-SCRIPT study)

BACKGROUND: Potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) in older people is common in primary care and can result in increased morbidity, adverse drug events, hospitalizations and mortality. The prevalence of PIP in Ireland is estimated at 36% with an associated expenditure of over €45 million in 200...

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Autores principales: Clyne, Barbara, Bradley, Marie C, Hughes, Carmel M, Clear, Daniel, McDonnell, Ronan, Williams, David, Fahey, Tom, Smith, Susan M
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/PMC3751793/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23941110
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-13-307