Why do family doctors prescribe potentially inappropriate medication to elderly patients?

Why do family doctors prescribe potentially inappropriate medication to elderly patients?

Background Based on changes in pharmacokinetics and –dynamics in elderly patients, there are potentially inappropriate medications (PIM) that should be avoided in patients aged ≥ 65 years. Current studies showed prescription rates of PIM between 22.5 and 28.4 % in the primary care setting. The evide...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Voigt, Karen, Gottschall, Mandy, Köberlein-Neu, Juliane, Schübel, Jeannine, Quint, Nadine, Bergmann, Antje
Other Authors: Biomed Central,
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden 2017
Subjects:
Potenziell unangemessene Medikamente
Familienarzt
Polypharmacy
Gemischte Methoden
TU Dresden
Publikationsfonds
Potentially inappropriate medication
Family doctor
Mixed methods
Publishing Fund
ddc:610
rvk:XA 10000
Online Access:http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-217811
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http://www.qucosa.de/fileadmin/data/qucosa/documents/21781/art3A10.11862Fs12875-016-0482-3.pdf

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http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-217811
http://www.qucosa.de/fileadmin/data/qucosa/documents/21781/art3A10.11862Fs12875-016-0482-3.pdf

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