Medication use among older Australian veterans and war widows

被引：23

作者：

Byles, JE ^{[1
]}

Heinze, R

Nair, B

Parkinson, L

机构：

[1] Univ Newcastle, Ctr Clin Epidemiol & Biostat, Newcastle, NSW 2300, Australia

[2] John Hunter Hosp, Newcastle, NSW, Australia

[3] Duke Univ, CALGB Stat Ctr, Durham, NC USA

来源：

INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL | 2003年 / 33卷 / 08期

关键词：

aged; Australia; drug use; prescriptions; veterans;

D O I：

10.1046/j.1445-5994.2003.00399.x

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

This study aimed to review the medications used by a group of Australian war veterans and widows, to identify type and number of medications used and potential inappropriate prescribing. Label details of 4304 medications used by 887 participants were recorded and classified according to the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical code. The median number of regular medications being used was four (interquartile range 2-7), with a median of one other medication (interquartile range 1-2) being taken as needed. Over half (53%) the participants were taking four or more regular medications. There were 26 potential interactions among 25 people. Polypharmacy was a considerable problem for this group of older Australians.

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页码：388 / 391

页数：4