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INAPPROPRIATENESS IN PRESCRIPTION AMONG THE GERIATRICS PATIENTS: Assessing Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use Among Geriatric Patients - Softcover

M, Deepalakshmi; K.P, Arun

 
9786207640942: INAPPROPRIATENESS IN PRESCRIPTION AMONG THE GERIATRICS PATIENTS: Assessing Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use Among Geriatric Patients
Softcover
ISBN 10: 6207640942 ISBN 13: 9786207640942
Verlag: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2024

Inhaltsangabe

With nearly, 7.7% of the Indian population being geriatrics polypharmacy and inappropriate prescribing poses a challenge to tackle the erratic use of medication for the elderly, in the treatment of their one or many underlying conditions. The prescription of multiple medications could lead to the rise of ADRs during the treatment period. To prevent the rise of such potential conditions, prescription screening tools such as START (Screening Tool to Alert Right Treatment) and STOPP (Screening Tool of Older Persons Prescription) are used to alert PIM`s and optimize therapy.The aim of the study was to understand the prevalence of polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate prescription and medication use in the geriatric population. Using the START/STOPP screening tools.Present prospective observational study was conducted using the case sheets of 166 patients older than 65 years (51.8% male) (48.1% female). The 916 medications within all the cases were screened for Potentially inappropriate medications using the START/STOPP screening tool.

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Dr. M.Deepalakshmi, graduated in Pharmacy in 1997, Periyar College of Pharmaceutical Sciences for Girls, Trichy. She entered into teaching career in the same year after a short term training in M/s. Karnataka Antibiotics and Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Bengaluru. She completed her M. Pharmacy course in Pharmacy Practice specialization at JSS College.

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Verlag
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Erscheinungsdatum
2024
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
6207640942
ISBN 13 
9786207640942
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Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
56
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