Primary Care Physician Characteristics Associated with Prescribing Potentially Inappropriate Medication for Elderly Patients: Medicare Part D Data

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine: JABFM

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Avanthi Jayaweera¹  Yoonkyung Chung²  Yalda Jabbarpour² 

[1] From the Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine;Robert Graham Center

关键词: Adverse Drug Event;    Geriatrics;    Internal Medicine;    Medicare Part D;    Multivariate Analysis;    Potentially Inappropriate Medications;    Primary Care Physicians;    Primary Health Care;    Retrospective Studies;   

DOI  :  10.3122/jabfm.2020.04.190310

学科分类：过敏症与临床免疫学

来源: The American Board of Family Medicine

【 摘 要 】

Background: Despite the high risk of adverse drug events associated with potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs), primary care physicians (PCPs) continue to prescribe them for the elderly. The objective of this study was to explore PIM prescribing behavior in relation to characteristics among PCPs practicing in the United States.

【 授权许可】

CC BY