Patterns of inappropriate prescribing and clinical characteristics in patients at admission to an acute care of the elderly unit

ConclusionsWe found statistically significant association between patterns of inappropriate prescribing and clinical and CGA variables such as comorbidity, dependency, dementia or frailty. There is a statistically significant association between patterns of overprescribing among patients admitted to the ACE unit.
Source: European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology - Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research