PHP18 PREVALENCE OF DRUG-RELATED PROBLEMS AMONGST HOSPITALISED PATIENTS ON POLYPHARMACY IN SINGAPORE
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Drug-related problems in hospitalized patients on polypharmacy: the influence of age and gender
BACKGROUND Drug-related problems (DRPs) have been shown to prevail in hospitalized patients, and polypharmacy and increasing age have been identified as two important risk factors. OBJECTIVE We investigated the occurrence of DRPs and adverse drug reactions (ADRs) amongst hospitalized patients prescribed polypharmacy, and the association of advanced age and female gender. METHOD A retrospect...
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عنوان ژورنال: Value in Health
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1098-3015
DOI: 10.1016/s1098-3015(10)62536-3