Health service use, costs, and adverse events associated with potentially inappropriate medication in old age in Germany: retrospective matched cohort study

Background Drug-related problems are an important healthcare safety concern in the growing population of older people. Prescription of potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) is one aspect of this...

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Main Authors: Heider, Dirk (Author) , Meid, Andreas (Author) , Quinzler, Renate (Author) , Haefeli, Walter E. (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 21 February 2017
In: Drugs & aging
Year: 2017, Volume: 34, Issue: 4, Pages: 289-301
ISSN:1179-1969
DOI:10.1007/s40266-017-0441-2
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Author Notes:Dirk Heider, Herbert Matschinger, Andreas D. Meid, Renate Quinzler, Jürgen-Bernhard Adler, Christian Günster, Walter E. Haefeli, Hans-Helmut König
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Summary:Background Drug-related problems are an important healthcare safety concern in the growing population of older people. Prescription of potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) is one aspect of this...
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ISSN:1179-1969
DOI:10.1007/s40266-017-0441-2