Deprescribing medicines in the acute setting to reduce the risk of falls

BACKGROUND: Falls are a common cause of morbidity and hospitalisation in older people. Inappropriate prescribing and polypharmacy contribute to falls risk in elderly patients. This study's aim was to quantify the problem and find out if medication review in the hospital setting led to deprescri...

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Autores principales: Marvin, Vanessa, Ward, Emily, Poots, Alan J, Heard, Katie, Rajagopalan, Arvind, Jubraj, Barry
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5284469/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28184303
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ejhpharm-2016-001003

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5284469/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28184303
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ejhpharm-2016-001003

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