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SUBMITTER: Houlind MB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7074203 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Houlind Morten Baltzer MB Andersen Aino Leegaard AL Treldal Charlotte C Jørgensen Lillian Mørch LM Kannegaard Pia Nimann PN Castillo Luana Sandoval LS Christensen Line Due LD Tavenier Juliette J Rasmussen Line Jee Hartmann LJH Ankarfeldt Mikkel Zöllner MZ Andersen Ove O Petersen Janne J
Journal of clinical medicine 20200127 2
Medication review for older patients with polypharmacy in the emergency department (ED) is crucial to prevent inappropriate prescribing. Our objective was to assess the feasibility of a collaborative medication review in older medical patients (≥65 years) using polypharmacy (≥5 long-term medications). A pharmacist performed the medication review using the tools: Screening Tool of Older Persons' potentially inappropriate Prescriptions (STOPP) criteria, a drug-drug interaction database (SFINX), an ...[more]