Are medications safely used by residents in elderly care homes? - A multi-centre observational study from Sri Lanka.

BACKGROUND:Most residents in elderly care homes in Sri Lanka do not receive formal, on-site, patient care services. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the appropriateness of prescribing, dispensing, administration, and storage practices of medication used by residents in selected elderly care homes in Colombo Di...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: S M S Prasanna, T S B Cader, S Sabalingam, L G T Shanika, N R Samaranayake
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0233486