Potentially inappropriate prescriptions for elderly people taking antidepressant: comparative tools

Abstract Background The use of psychotropic drugs by elderly people is widely spread around the world, given that prevalence of inappropriate medication is frequent. Strictly speaking, in Brazil, the vulnerable population of elderly people is more likely to use Potentially Inappropriate Psychotropic...

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Main Authors: Izabela Fulone, Luciane Cruz Lopes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-017-0674-2