Ryan C., O'Mahony D., Kennedy J., Weedle P., Byrne S.

2009

December

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Potentially inappropriate prescribing in an Irish elderly population in primary care.

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* Potential errors of prescribing and of omission of medicines are prevalent among medically stable older people in primary care. * Screening tools should be incorporated into the everyday practice of primary care doctors and community pharmacists as a means of preventing potential errors of prescribing commission and prescribing omission in older people.

10.1111/j.1365-2125.2009.03531.x