Profile of drugs used for self-medication by elderly attended at a referral center

ABSTRACT Objective To determine the profile of medications used for self-medication by the elderly. Methods A cross-sectional study based on interviews with elderly seen at a reference center for Elderly Health of a teaching hospital, from July 2014 to July 2015. Clinical, demographic and pharma...

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Main Authors: Samanta Bárbara Vieira de Oliveira, Soraya Coelho Costa Barroso, Maria Aparecida Camargos Bicalho, Adriano Max Moreira Reis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082018000400212&lng=en&tlng=en