Journal article
Prescribing of potentially inappropriate medications to elderly people
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence and predictors of medications deemed potentially inappropriate for the elderly among family physicians' patients aged 65 and older (seniors) taking multiple prescribed medications.
METHODS: Forty-eight randomly selected family practices in 16 towns and cities in Southern Ontario, Canada and 889 of their senior patients were recruited into a randomized trial. We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of …
Authors
Howard M; Dolovich L; Kaczorowski J; Sellors C; Sellors J
Journal
Family Practice, Vol. 21, No. 3, pp. 244–247
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
June 1, 2004
DOI
10.1093/fampra/cmh305
ISSN
0263-2136