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8602389

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-5-9
pubmed:abstractText
The overuse and cost of drugs in long-term care facilities are of significant concern. To quantify potential overuse of antihypertensive agents, we conducted a retrospective chart review in four long-term care facilities. We analyzed data in 550 patient records to identify residents receiving drugs for the sole indication of hypertension. Of the 550 records, 49 (9%) residents qualified. Of these, 20 (41%) had all recorded blood pressures less than 140/90 mm Hg for the 6 months before review, and 32 (65%) had all blood pressures less than 160/90 mm Hg. Given this degree of blood pressure control and the reported success of withdrawing antihypertensive drugs from the elderly in whom the disorder is well controlled, a reevaluation of antihypertensive therapy in residents of long-term care facilities appears to be justified.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0277-0008
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
785-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Antihypertensive drug use in the long-term care facility: a pilot study and review of the literature.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't