Inappropriate prescribing defined by STOPP and START criteria and its association with adverse drug events among hospitalized older patients: A multicentre, prospective study

Objectives To provide baseline information on inappropriate prescribing (IP), and to evaluate whether potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs), as defined by STOPP (Screening Tool of Older Persons’ potentially inappropriate Prescriptions) criteria, were associated with preventable adverse drug e...

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Main Authors: Aziz, N.A (Author), Azmy, M.T (Author), Fahrni, M.L (Author), Hassan, Y. (Author), Usir, E. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2019
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