门诊护理中痴呆症患者的潜在不适当处方:一个横截面观察性研究

Nahla A Alageel1,2, Carmel M Hughes1, Monira Alwhaibi2

  • 1Primary Care Research Group, School of Pharmacy, Medical Biology Centre, Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, BT9 7BL, Belfast, UK.

BMC geriatrics
|April 10, 2024
PubMed
概括

潜在不适当的处方 (PIP) 影响了沙特阿拉伯61%的痴呆症患者,多药是显著的风险因素. 这突出了对优化药物管理在这个群体的关键需求.

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