EVALUATION OF PHARMACOTHERAPY USED ON GERIATRIC POPULATION IN AN INSTITUTION OF SPECIAL REGIME WITH THE SCREENING TOOL OF OLDER PERSONS' POTENTIALLY INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIPTIONS (STOPP) CRITERIA
Background:Geriatric patients represent a major challenge for appropriate prescription because they have significant changes in vital areas, multiple comorbidities among other things that encourage their fragility. In light of current evidence, the number of prescription errors increases with age an...
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Universidad de Antioquia
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