Beers criteria-based assessment of medication use in hospitalized elderly patients in Southern Brazil

Background: Population aging has evolved gradually. Polypharmacy to control disease associated with age-related physiological changes increases the risk of adverse drug reactions, including drug interactions among the elderly population. Objective: This study was intended to assess the medications u...

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Main Authors: Carla de Oliveira Alves, Fabiana Schuelter-Trevisol, Daisson Jose Trevisol
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
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Online Access:http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2014;volume=3;issue=3;spage=260;epage=265;aulast=de