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Adverse Outcomes Associated with Inappropriate Drug Use in Nursing Homes

DOI

208

Citations

15

References

2005

Year

Matthew Perri, Ajit M. Menon, Aparna Deshpande, Shashank B Shinde, Rong Jiang, James W. Cooper, Christopher L. Cook, Samuel Griffin, Robyn A Lorys
Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Abstract

Inappropriate drug use was common in our study cohort. Inappropriate use of medication in the elderly, particularly propoxyphene, is associated with a higher risk of adverse health outcomes.

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