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Multidisciplinary medication review in nursing home residents: what are the most significant drug-related problems? The Bergen District Nursing Home (BEDNURS) study.

Ruths S, Straand J, Nygaard HA.

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Nursing-home residents and their drug use: a comparison between mentally intact and mentally impaired residents. The Bergen district nursing home (BEDNURS) study.

Nygaard HA, Naik M, Ruths S, Straand J.

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Prescribing psychoactive medications in nursing homes: current practice in Singapore.

Mamun K, Goh-Tan CY, Ng LL.

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Polypharmacy and inappropriate medication use in Singapore nursing homes.

Mamun K, Lien CT, Goh-Tan CY, Ang WS.

Ann Acad Med Singapore. 2004 Jan;33(1):49-52.PMID: 15008562 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Exposure to potentially inappropriate drugs and drug-drug interactions in elderly nursing home residents in Helsinki, Finland: a cross-sectional study.

Hosia-Randell HM, Muurinen SM, Pitkälä KH.

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Not less but different: psychotropic drug utilization trends in Norwegian nursing homes during a 12-year period. The Bergen District Nursing Home (BEDNURS) Study.

Nygaard HA, Ruths S, Straand J, Naik M.

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A study of medication reviews to identify drug-related problems of polypharmacy patients in the Dutch nursing home setting.

Finkers F, Maring JG, Boersma F, Taxis K.

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Use of psychotropic drugs in elderly nursing home residents with and without dementia in Helsinki, Finland.

Hosia-Randell H, Pitkälä K.

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Psychotropic drug use in nursing homes--diagnostic indications and variations between institutions.

Ruths S, Straand J, Nygaard HA.

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Medication-related problems in nursing homes. Commentary: Multidisciplinary medication review in nursing home residents: what are the most significant drug-related problems? The Bergen District Nursing Home (BEDNURS) study.

Tobias DE.

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Impact of inappropriate drug use on health services utilization among representative older community-dwelling residents.

Fillenbaum GG, Hanlon JT, Landerman LR, Artz MB, O'Connor H, Dowd B, Gross CR, Boult C, Garrard J, Schmader KE.

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Medication reconciliation for reducing drug-discrepancy adverse events.

Boockvar KS, Carlson LaCorte H, Giambanco V, Fridman B, Siu A.

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Evaluation of nationally mandated drug use reviews to improve patient safety in nursing homes: a natural experiment.

Briesacher B, Limcangco R, Simoni-Wastila L, Doshi J, Gurwitz J.

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Descriptive study and pharmacotherapeutic intervention in patients with epilepsy or Parkinson's disease at nursing homes in southern Sweden.

Midlöv P, Bondesson A, Eriksson T, Petersson J, Minthon L, Höglund P.

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Suboptimal pharmacotherapy in a tribal nursing home.

Jervis LL, Shore J, Hutt E, Manson SM.

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Adverse outcomes associated with inappropriate drug use in nursing homes.

Perri M 3rd, Menon AM, Deshpande AD, Shinde SB, Jiang R, Cooper JW, Cook CL, Griffin SC, Lorys RA.

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Incidence and preventability of adverse drug events in nursing homes.

Gurwitz JH, Field TS, Avorn J, McCormick D, Jain S, Eckler M, Benser M, Edmondson AC, Bates DW.

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Perceived anxiety, depression, and sleeping problems in relation to psychotropic drug use among elderly in assisted-living facilities.

Holmquist IB, Svensson B, Höglund P.

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Adverse events due to discontinuations in drug use and dose changes in patients transferred between acute and long-term care facilities.

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[Pharmacotherapy in nursing homes]

Kersten H, Ruths S, Wyller TB.

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