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Optimization of drug prescribing in older populations is a priority due to the significant clinical and economic costs of drug-related illness. This study aimed to: (i) estimate the prevalence of potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) in a national Irish older population using European specific explicit prescribing criteria; (ii) investigate the association between PIP, number of drug classes, gender and age and; (iii) establish the total cost of PIP.
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pubmed:affiliation |
HRB Centre for Primary Care Research, RCSI Medical School, Division of Population Health Science, 123 St Stephens Green, Dublin 2, Ireland. caitrionacahir@rcsi.ie
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