Inappropriate Prescribing in Elderly Inpatients at a University Hospital in Saudi Arabia

• Main Authors: Nisreen Abdulrahman Jastaniah (Author), Ahmed Saeed Almaqati (Author), Anas Khaleel Alsuraihi (Author), Sultan Adnan Abughanim (Author), Mohammed Aseeri (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Adis, Springer Healthcare, 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background and objectives Elderly populations usually use more medications than any other age group and are therefore more susceptible to potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP), drug-drug interactions, and the related health consequences. In this study, we aimed to determine PIP preval...