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- Title
Using explicit criteria to evaluate the quality of prescribing in elderly Italian outpatients: a cohort study.
- Authors
Maio, V; Del Canale, S; Abouzaid, S; GAP Investigators
- Abstract
Inappropriate prescribing in the elderly population is a well-recognized problem in public health. The Beers criteria have been widely used to evaluate the quality of prescribing for the elderly. However, because the Beers criteria were developed in the United States, they are not fully applicable in Italy. The purpose of this study was to establish explicit criteria for potentially inappropriate medication prescribing (PIP) for the elderly and assess the prevalence of and factors associated with PIP among elderly residents in the Local Health Unit of Parma, Italy according to the developed criteria.
- Publication
Journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics, 2010, Vol 35, Issue 2, p219
- ISSN
1365-2710
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2710.2009.01094.x