Pattern of medication use among the elderly at one nursing center for terminally-ill patients in the east coast Malaysia: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Ismail, Azlini, Mustafa Al-Ahmad, Basma Ezzat, Mohd, Farah Natashah, Mustafa, Nazih Shaban, Che Musa, Muhd Firdaus, Ardini, Yunita Dewi, Abdul Halim, Mohd Firdaus Akbar
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology; RS Pharmacy and materia medica
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/95586/25/95586_%20Pattern%20of%20medication%20use%20among%20the%20elderly.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/95586/

The elderly populations who often have multiple medical problems usually requires comprehensive care and this include an increase in medication use. This project aims to assess the pattern of medication use and the prevalence of polypharmacy as well as to screen for the use of potentially inappropri...