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Inappropriate drug use among community-dwelling elderly.

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Hanlon, JT; Fillenbaum, GG; Schmader, KE; Kuchibhatla, M; Horner, RD
Published in: Pharmacotherapy
May 2000

This study examined inappropriate drug use defined by updated criteria among respondents in the second and third in-person waves of the Duke Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly. Information about sociodemographics, health status, access to health care, and drug use was determined by in-home interviews. Drug use was coded for therapeutic class and appropriateness by applying explicit criteria. Among participants, 27% of the second and 22.5% of the third in-person wave took one or more inappropriate agents. Of these drugs, the most common therapeutic classes were central nervous system and cardiovascular. Longitudinal multivariate analyses found that persons taking several prescription drugs, those having continuity of care, those who previously took inappropriate drugs, and those with many health visits were most likely (p<0.05) to use inappropriate drugs. We conclude that inappropriate drug use is common among community-dwelling elderly.

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Pharmacotherapy

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ISSN

0277-0008

Publication Date

May 2000

Volume

20

Issue

5

Start / End Page

575 / 582

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Risk Factors
  • Residence Characteristics
  • Polypharmacy
  • Pharmacology & Pharmacy
  • Odds Ratio
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Medication Errors
  • Male
  • Logistic Models
  • Humans
 

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Hanlon, J. T., Fillenbaum, G. G., Schmader, K. E., Kuchibhatla, M., & Horner, R. D. (2000). Inappropriate drug use among community-dwelling elderly. Pharmacotherapy, 20(5), 575–582. https://doi.org/10.1592/phco.20.6.575.35163
Hanlon, J. T., G. G. Fillenbaum, K. E. Schmader, M. Kuchibhatla, and R. D. Horner. “Inappropriate drug use among community-dwelling elderly.Pharmacotherapy 20, no. 5 (May 2000): 575–82. https://doi.org/10.1592/phco.20.6.575.35163.
Hanlon JT, Fillenbaum GG, Schmader KE, Kuchibhatla M, Horner RD. Inappropriate drug use among community-dwelling elderly. Pharmacotherapy. 2000 May;20(5):575–82.
Hanlon, J. T., et al. “Inappropriate drug use among community-dwelling elderly.Pharmacotherapy, vol. 20, no. 5, May 2000, pp. 575–82. Pubmed, doi:10.1592/phco.20.6.575.35163.
Hanlon JT, Fillenbaum GG, Schmader KE, Kuchibhatla M, Horner RD. Inappropriate drug use among community-dwelling elderly. Pharmacotherapy. 2000 May;20(5):575–582.

Published In

Pharmacotherapy

DOI

ISSN

0277-0008

Publication Date

May 2000

Volume

20

Issue

5

Start / End Page

575 / 582

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Risk Factors
  • Residence Characteristics
  • Polypharmacy
  • Pharmacology & Pharmacy
  • Odds Ratio
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Medication Errors
  • Male
  • Logistic Models
  • Humans