Burden of Inappropriate Prescription of Direct Oral Anticoagulants at Hospital Admission and Discharge in the Elderly: A Prospective Observational Multicenter Study

ConclusionOne-third of DOAC preadmission prescriptions for elderly patients were inappropriate, indicating that a need remains to strengthen DOAC prescribing guidelines in ambulatory clinical practice. However, the rate of inappropriate prescriptions decreased at patient discharge. Future studies are needed to test actions to promote the proper use of DOACs.

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Source: Drugs and Aging - September 4, 2019 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research