Evaluation of polypharmacy and appropriateness of prescription in geriatric patients: A cross-sectional study at a tertiary care hospital

OBJECTIVES: To assess the polypharmacy and appropriateness of prescriptions in geriatric patients in a tertiary care hospital. METHODS: An observational study was done in geriatric patients (>60 years) of either gender. The data collected from patients included: Socio-demographic data such as age...

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Autores principales: Rakesh, K. B., Chowta, Mukta N., Shenoy, Ashok K., Shastry, Rajeshwari, Pai, Sunil B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5351231/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28458417
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0253-7613.201036

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5351231/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28458417
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0253-7613.201036

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