Prescription of potentially inappropriate medication for the elderly: comparing health service providers

Abstract Objective: to compare the prescription of medications to elderly users of the SUS with users of a Supplementary Health Plan in the context of the Beers criteria. Method: a quantitative documental analysis using two databases, obtained from surveys conducted in the same municipal region, w...

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Main Authors: Suelaine Druzian Silvestre, Flávia Cristina Goulart, Maria José Sanches Marin, Carlos Alberto Lazarini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) , Universidade Aberta a Terceira Idade (UnAti) 2019-08-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1809-98232019000200205&tlng=en