Journal article
Use of potentially inappropriate medications among ambulatory home-dwelling elderly patients with dementia: A review of the literature
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Older adults with dementia are at high risk for drug-related adverse outcomes. While much is known about potentially inappropriate medication use in older adults, its prevalence and characteristics among those with dementia are not as well elucidated. We conducted a literature review to examine the prevalence of potentially inappropriate medication use among home-dwelling older adults with dementia. Our secondary aim was to …
Authors
Patel T; Slonim K; Lee L
Journal
Canadian Pharmacists Journal / Revue des Pharmaciens du Canada, Vol. 150, No. 3, pp. 169–183
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
May 2017
DOI
10.1177/1715163517701770
ISSN
1715-1635