Multidisciplinary intervention to identify and resolve drug-related problems in Norwegian nursing homes
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A multidisciplinary approach to improve drug therapy in nursing homes
Management of drug therapy in nursing home patients is challenging due to complex health problems, use of multiple medications, and age-related changes in pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. The objective of this study was, first, to examine the effect of systematic medication reviews conducted by multidisciplinary nursing home teams on prescribing quality and, second, to evaluate if drug th...
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عنوان ژورنال: Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0281-3432,1502-7724
DOI: 10.3109/02813431003765455