Development of prescribing indicators for elderly medical inpatients

C. Alice Oborne; Gwenno M. Batty; Vivienne Maskrey; C. G. Swift; S. H. Jackson

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2125.1997.tb00143.x

Development of prescribing indicators for elderly medical inpatients

C. Alice Oborne
, Gwenno M. Batty
, Vivienne Maskrey
, C. G. Swift
, S. H. Jackson

Norwich Medical School

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Abstract

To identify and improve suboptimal prescribing for elderly patients we have developed a number of prescribing indicators which focus on areas of concern and allow evaluation of the benefit of interventions. We report here on fourteen indicators.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	91-97
Number of pages	7
Journal	British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
Volume	43
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2125.1997.tb00143.x
Publication status	Published - Jan 1997

Keywords

Aged
Aged 80 and over
Algorithms
Drug Prescriptions
Drug Utilization
Female
Health Services Misuse
Humans
Male
Professional Practice

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