한국임상약학회지 (Korean Journal of Clinical Pharmacy)
- 제15권2호
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- Pages.149-159
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- 2005
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- 1226-6051(pISSN)
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- 2508-786X(eISSN)
한국의 외래노인환자에서 약물사용의 경향 및 explicit criteria에 의한 적절성 평가
Pattern of Medications Usage and Potentially Inappropriate Medication Usage among Korean Ambulatory Elderly Patients Based on an Explicit Criterion
- Nam, Jin-Sun (Graduate School of Clinical Pharmacy, Sookmyung Women's University) ;
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Shin, Wan-Gyoon
(College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University) ;
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Oh, Jung-Mi
(College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University)
- 발행 : 2005.12.30
초록
Purpose: To determine the extent and rate of prescription drug therapy, especially polypharmacy and the prevalence of potentially inappropriate medication use in Korean elderly ambulatory patients based on an explicit criterion. Methods: Performed a retrospective study of 65 years or older ambulatory patients visiting a university hospital based clinic from January 2002 to April 2004. Study determined the patterns of drug prescription per Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification and the potentially inappropriate medication usage based on explicit Beers criteria. Results: Of the 4,042 elderly patients the mean number of prescription was