Age and Ageing · 1987 · 57 citations · 0 references
Elderly PatientsPharmacotherapyGeriatric MedicineRegistered Nursing HomesPrimary CareDrug MonitoringPublic HealthPharmaceutical CareHealth Services ResearchDrug InteractionsHealth PolicyGeriatricsElderly CarePharmacologyNursingLong-term CareMedicineApparent Over-prescribingPharmacoepidemiology
Details of medication prescribed to 400 elderly patients in 18 registered nursing homes and 233 patients in 11 long-stay geriatric wards were obtained. Excluding laxatives, there was a mean of 2.15 medications prescribed for the long-stay patients, compared to 2.62 items for the nursing-home population. There was apparent over-prescribing of certain drugs within the nursing-home population.