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0996/2013 - Drug prescriptions of patients treated in a geriatric clinic of university hospital: Cross sectional study.
Prescrições medicamentosas de pacientes atendidos no ambulatório de geriatria de um hospital universitário: Estudo transversal descritivo.

Author:

• VANESSA DA SILVA CUENTRO - CUENTRO, V.S. - BELÉM, PA - UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO PARÁ - <vancuentro@hotmail.com>

Co-author(s):

• Marcieni Ataide de Andrade - ANDRADE, M.A. - Universidade Federal do Pará - <marcieni@ufpa.br>
• LETICIA FARIAS GERLACK - Gerlack, L.F. - Brasília, DF - Universidade de Brasília - <leticiafg@yahoo.com.br>
• ÂNGELO JOSÉ GONÇALVES BÓS - Bós, A. J. G. - Porto Alegre, RS - Instituto de Geriatria e Gerontologia PUC/RS - <angelo.bos@pucrs.br>
• Marcos Valério Santos da Silva - SILVA, M.V.S. - Universidade Federal do Pará - <marvasam@hotmail.com>
• Alex Ferreira de Oliveira - OLIVEIRA, A.F. - Hospital Universitário João de Barros Barreto - <alfeoli@gmail.com>

Thematic Area:

Saúde do Idoso

Abstract:

The objective was to evaluate drug prescriptions for elderly patients in a geriatric outpatient sector of a hospital. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional descriptive study, conducted in a university hospital, with the aid of a questionnaire, patients aged ≥ 60 years were interviewed about prescription drug use. Results: 208 patients were interviewed. The average number of drugs used per person was 3.8 and the drugs most used were for the cardiovascular system (37.0%). We identified 406 potential interactions were identified in 140 patients (67.3%), and duplicate therapy in two prescriptions. The potentially inappropriate drug for elderly most used was nifedipine (2.4%). Conclusion: Datathis study support on the issue of drug use in the elderly, thus reinforcing the importance of evaluation of process of prescription drugs for this population.

Keywords:

AGEDDRUG PRESCRIPTIONSDRUG EVALUATION

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CUENTRO, V.S., ANDRADE, M.A., Gerlack, L.F., Bós, A. J. G., SILVA, M.V.S., OLIVEIRA, A.F.. Drug prescriptions of patients treated in a geriatric clinic of university hospital: Cross sectional study.. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2013/Aug). [Citado em 22/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/drug-prescriptions-of-patients-treated-in-a-geriatric-clinic-of-university-hospital-cross-sectional-study/13892?id=13892&id=13892



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