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Drug prescribing for the elderly in Saskatchewan during 1976.

Abstract

Over 11% of Saskatchewan's population is 65 years of age or older. To study patterns of prescribing for the elderly a computer file of more than 3.6 million prescriptions filled in Saskatchewan in 1976 was reviewed. The elderly population (aged 65 years or more) that year was 102 070, and 77.3% received at least one prescription drug listed in the Saskatchewan Formulary. In comparison with a "middle-aged" group (persons between the ages of 35 and 54 years) the elderly showed moderately higher average numbers of prescriptions filled and drugs used per person that year. However, the prescription of antihypertensive agents and diuretics increased dramatically with age, and barbiturates, in view of their potential toxicity, appeared to be overprescribed for the elderly.

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Year: 1979 PMID： 543996 PMCID： PMC1705030

Source DB: PubMed Journal: Can Med Assoc J ISSN： 0008-4409 Impact factor: 8.262

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Drug prescribing for the elderly in Saskatchewan during 1976.

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2. Methyldopa in hypertension. Clinical and pharmacological studies.

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4. Drug prescribing for the elderly.

5. Prescribing of psychoactive drugs for chronically ill elderly patients.

6. Potential untoward effects of long-term use of flurazepam in geriatric patients.

7. Prescribing for the elderly.

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10. Inappropriate antihypertensive therapy in the elderly.

1. Prescribing to the elderly: a review of the english language canadian literature.

2. Safe and Effective Prescribing for the Elderly: A look at factors linked with adverse drug reactions.

3. The use of first- and second-line outpatient antibiotics under the Saskatchewan Drug Plan.

Review 4. Problems and pitfalls in the use of benzodiazepines in the elderly.

5. The 'one-write' prescribing method: applications for patient monitoring and research.

Review 6. Cost of pharmacological care of the elderly: implications for healthcare resources.

7. A population-wide profile of prescription drug use in Saskatchewan, 1989.

Review 8. The problems and pitfalls of NSAID therapy in the elderly (Part II).

9. Pharmacists and their relationship with elderly patients.

10. Potentially undesirable prescribing and drug use among the elderly. Measurable and remediable.