Inappropriate prescribing in elderly people with diabetes admitted to hospital

201550 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Françesc Formiga · Bellvitge University Hospital

Xavier Vidal · Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Antònia Agustí · Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

David Chivite · Bellvitge University Hospital

Beatriz Rosón · Bellvitge University Hospital

Jordi Barbé · Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Alfonso López‐Soto

Abstract

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.

Topics & Keywords

Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Emergency and Acute Care Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Diabetic Medicine

Volume 33, Issue 5, pp. 655-662

DOI: 10.1111/dme.12894

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