DETERMINATION OF POLYPHARMACY AND INAPPROPRIATE DRUG USE IN PATIENTS AGED OVER 65 YEARS WHO PRESENTED TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

Kaplan, Cicek; Bilge, UĞUR; Acar, NURDAN; Ünlüoğlu, İLHAMİ

doi:10.31086/tjgeri.2019.104

DETERMINATION OF POLYPHARMACY AND INAPPROPRIATE DRUG USE IN PATIENTS AGED OVER 65 YEARS WHO PRESENTED TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

Atıf İçin Kopyala

Kaplan C., Bilge U., Acar N., Ünlüoğlu İ.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI, cilt.22, sa.3, ss.287-294, 2019 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 22 Sayı: 3
Basım Tarihi: 2019
Doi Numarası: 10.31086/tjgeri.2019.104
Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.287-294
Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: No study in the literature has reported the rate of inappropriate drug use among older patients admitted to emergency department in Turkey. This study aimed to evaluate polypharmacy and inappropriate drug use by elderly patients admitted to the emergency department.