Evidence-based information leads to reduction in inappropriate drug prescribing: Results from Indian older inpatients

Kashyap M 1 , D'Cruz S 2 , Sachdev A 2 , Tiwari P 3

Affiliations 

  • 1 Faculty of Pharmacy, AIMST University, Malaysia
  • 2 Department of General Medicine, GovernmentMedical College & Hospital, Chandigarh, India
  • 3 Department of Pharmacy Practice, National Instituteof Pharmaceutical Education and Research, S.A.S. Nagar, Punjab, India
Int J Risk Saf Med, 2015;27(4):209-17.
PMID: 26756894 DOI: 10.3233/JRS-150665

Abstract

Although several guidelines for appropriate prescribing are available, inappropriate drug prescription remains noteworthy problem among older adults. Indian older patients are also not spare from this issue and existing literature indicates a fair level of inappropriate drug use (IDU).

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