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Are medications safely used by residents in elderly care homes? – A multi-centre observational study from Sri Lanka

BACKGROUND: Most residents in elderly care homes in Sri Lanka do not receive formal, on-site, patient care services. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the appropriateness of prescribing, dispensing, administration, and storage practices of medication used by residents in selected elderly care homes in Colombo...

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Autores principales:	Prasanna, S. M. S., Cader, T. S. B., Sabalingam, S., Shanika, L. G. T., Samaranayake, N. R.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2020
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7272092/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32497110 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0233486

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