Potentially inappropriate prescriptions of antibiotics in geriatric psychiatry—a retrospective cohort study

Potentially inappropriate prescriptions of antibiotics in geriatric psychiatry—a retrospective cohort study

IntroductionOlder patients are frequently affected by infectious diseases and adverse drug reactions (ADRs) of consecutively prescribed antibiotics. Particularly within geriatric psychiatry, high rates of potentially inappropriate prescriptions (PIPs) have been described, significantly complicating...

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Main Authors: Tabea Pfister, Sebastian Schröder, Johannes Heck, Stefan Bleich, Tillmann H. C. Krüger, Felix Wedegärtner, Adrian Groh, Martin Schulze Westhoff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
geriatric psychiatry
drug safety
potentially inappropriate medications
antibiotics
antibiotic stewardship
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1272695/full

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