Prescribing in the elderly.

What it found

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The trial behind it

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Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

1. Pharmacists' interventions for optimization of medication use in nursing homes : a systematic review.Drugs & aging · 2009
   Pooled it
2. Effectiveness of a structured pharmaceutical review of pharmacotherapeutic plans to reduce drug-related problems in nursing homes: a study protocol of a pragmatic quasi-experimental trial.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025
   Article
3. Adverse effects of Z-drugs for sleep disturbance in people living with dementia: a population-based cohort study.BMC medicine · 2020
   Article
4. Impact of the pharmacist medication review services on drug-related problems and potentially inappropriate prescribing of renally cleared medications in residents of aged care facilities.Drugs & aging · 2014
   Article
5. Prescribing in care homes: the role of the geriatrician.Therapeutic advances in chronic disease · 2011
   Article
6. Pharmacy interventions on prescribing in nursing homes: from evidence to practice.Therapeutic advances in drug safety · 2011
   Review
7. Prescribing for the elderly patient: why do we need to exercise caution?British journal of clinical pharmacology · 1998
   Article
8. Agreement between the pharmacy medication history and patient interview for cardiovascular drugs: the Rotterdam elderly study.British journal of clinical pharmacology · 1998
   Article
9. Patterns of medication use and adherence to medications among residents in the elderly homes.Pakistan journal of medical sciences
   Article

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Authors and funding

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Abstract

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