Inappropriate prescribing in elderly people with diabetes admitted to hospital.

Francesc FormigaX VidalA AgustíD ChiviteB RosónJ BarbéA López-SotoO H TorresA Fernández-MoyanoJ GarcíaN Ramírez-DuqueA San Josénull null

Published in: Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association (2015)

Polypharmacy is common among older patients with diabetes mellitus. Inappropriate prescribing is higher in older patients with diabetes, even when diabetes-related treatment is excluded from the inappropriate prescribing evaluation.

Keyphrases

primary care
adverse drug
glycemic control
type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
healthcare
physical activity
electronic health record
drug induced
smoking cessation