Assessment of the Appropriateness of Prescriptions in a Geriatric Outpatient Clinic
TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES, cilt.19, sa.1, ss.54-62, 2022 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 19 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2022
- Doi Numarası: 10.4274/tjps.galenos.2021.77010
- Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, EMBASE, International Pharmaceutical Abstracts, Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.54-62
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Clinical pharmacist, older adults, outpatients, polypharmacy, STOPP/START criteria, POTENTIALLY INAPPROPRIATE, OLDER PATIENTS, STOPP/START CRITERIA, ELDERLY-PATIENTS, START CRITERIA, SCREENING TOOL, STOPP, POPULATION
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Objectives: Appropriateness of the geriatric outpatients' medications needs special attention due to risks of falls, fractures, depression, hospital admissions and mortality. This study aimed to identify current practice on medication usage by using the 2nd version of "Screening Tool of Older People's Potentially Inappropriate Prescriptions" and "Screening Tool to Alert Doctors to Right Treatment" criteria and affecting factors for the Turkish population.