The impact of a multifaceted intervention to reduce potentially inappropriate prescribing among discharged older adults: a before-and-after study

• Main Authors: Akkawi, Muhammad Eid, Nik Mohamed, Mohamad Haniki, Md Aris, Mohd Aznan
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: BioMed Central 2020
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RA Public aspects of medicine; RS Pharmacy and materia medica
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/82413/1/s40545-020-00236-0%20%281%29.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/82413/7/Scopus%20-%20Document%20details.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/82413/

Background: Potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) is associated with the incidence of adverse drug reactions, drug-related hospitalization and other negative outcomes in older adults. After hospitalization, older adults might be discharged with several types of PIPs. Studies have found that th...