Effect of total exemption from medical service co-payments on potentially inappropriate medication use among elderly ambulatory patients in a single center in Japan: a retrospective cross-sectional study

Abstract Objective The effect of total exemption from medical service co-payments on drug prescribing practices has not been extensively evaluated. We conducted a retrospective cross-sectional study to evaluate the effect of total exemption from medical service co-payments on potentially inappropria...

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Main Authors: Junpei Komagamine, Kazuhiko Hagane
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-018-3320-y