In more than half of elderly chronically ill family clinic attendees, drug prescribing deviates from the internationally acknowledged recommendations, which increases the risk of adverse drug events. Prescribing inappropriate drugs for the elderly is the most common deviation. Factors associated with the quality of drug prescribing are connected with both patient (social environment, multimorbidity index, the number and regime of prescribed drugs), and general practitioner (the knowledge of the indications for medication). So far, interventions have been either computerized warning systems, the involvement of a clinical pharmacist, or multidisciplinary approaches, with only a few studies including a prolonged assessment of trials. The article addressed general practitioners/family doctors aiming to strengthen their awareness to meeting internationally acknowledged recommendations in drug prescriptions.
F.12 Improvements to an existing service
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