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2343595

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-6-28
pubmed:abstractText
Data relating to the use of medicines from a descriptive epidemiologic study of drug use in 55 residential homes for elderly people in Britain were analyzed. Of the 1888 residents included in the study, 1617 (85.6 percent) received a total of 5535 medicines. The median number of medicines received per day was three and the per-day range varied from one to thirteen medicines. Significantly more women than men received medicines and women also received more medicines each. The most frequently prescribed group of medicines were those acting on the central nervous (34.0 percent), the cardiovascular (27.2 percent), and on the gastrointestinal (8.9 percent) systems. Deficiencies were identified in doses, duration, and selection of drugs in certain therapeutic groups.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1042-9611
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
24
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
533-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Drug prescribing in residential homes for elderly people in the United Kingdom.
pubmed:affiliation
Medicines Research Unit, Welsh School of Pharmacy, University of Wales College of Cardiff.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article