Poor quality of drug prescribing in older persons is often associated with increased drug-related adverse events, hospitalization, and mortality. The present study describes a set of prescribing quality indicators developed by the Geriatrics Working Group of the Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA) and estimates their prevalence in the entire elderly (≥ 65 years) population in Italy.
Onder, G., Bonassi, S., Abbatecola, A., Folino Gallo, P., Lapi, F., Marchionni, N., Pani, L., Pecorelli, S., Sancarlo, D., Scuteri, A., Trifirò, G., Vitale, C., Zuccaro, S., Bernabei, R., Fini, M., High prevalence of poor quality drug prescribing in older individuals: a nationwide report from the Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA), <<THE JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY. SERIES A, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES>>, 2014; 69 (4): 430-437. [doi:10.1093/gerona/glt118] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/106028]
High prevalence of poor quality drug prescribing in older individuals: a nationwide report from the Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA)
Onder, GrazianoPrimo
;Bernabei, RobertoPenultimo
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2014
Abstract
Poor quality of drug prescribing in older persons is often associated with increased drug-related adverse events, hospitalization, and mortality. The present study describes a set of prescribing quality indicators developed by the Geriatrics Working Group of the Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA) and estimates their prevalence in the entire elderly (≥ 65 years) population in Italy.
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