Medication review in the nursing home: Can stopping one drug make all the difference?
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, Journal Article
Hastings, SN; White, HK
Published in: Annals of Long-Term Care
February 1, 2005
Frail older adults frequently receive care at different locations in the health care system. Prescribing by multiple providers can lead to polypharmacy arid an increased risk of adverse drug events. A case is presented of a frail older patient with heart failure, recently admitted to long-term care and enrolled in hospice, whose condition improved dramatically with the discontinuation of a single medication. This case illustrates the critical role of medication review at every point of transition in the health care system in order to provide high-quality care to frail elders.
Duke Scholars
Published In
Annals of Long-Term Care
ISSN
1524-7929
Publication Date
February 1, 2005
Volume
13
Issue
2
Start / End Page
33 / 35
Related Subject Headings
- Geriatrics
- 4203 Health services and systems
- 3202 Clinical sciences
- 1103 Clinical Sciences
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Hastings, S. N., & White, H. K. (2005). Medication review in the nursing home: Can stopping one drug make all the difference? Annals of Long-Term Care, 13(2), 33–35.
Hastings, S. N., and H. K. White. “Medication review in the nursing home: Can stopping one drug make all the difference?” Annals of Long-Term Care 13, no. 2 (February 1, 2005): 33–35.
Hastings SN, White HK. Medication review in the nursing home: Can stopping one drug make all the difference? Annals of Long-Term Care. 2005 Feb 1;13(2):33–5.
Hastings, S. N., and H. K. White. “Medication review in the nursing home: Can stopping one drug make all the difference?” Annals of Long-Term Care, vol. 13, no. 2, Feb. 2005, pp. 33–35.
Hastings SN, White HK. Medication review in the nursing home: Can stopping one drug make all the difference? Annals of Long-Term Care. 2005 Feb 1;13(2):33–35.
Published In
Annals of Long-Term Care
ISSN
1524-7929
Publication Date
February 1, 2005
Volume
13
Issue
2
Start / End Page
33 / 35
Related Subject Headings
- Geriatrics
- 4203 Health services and systems
- 3202 Clinical sciences
- 1103 Clinical Sciences