Future work, embracing the systems approach, located in both primary and secondary care is now in progress to operationalise them. This process will form a key part of refining, and hence further validation, of the indicators. Drug-related hospital admissions. Hallas J, Worm J, Beck-Nieslen J, Gram LF, Grodum E, Damsbo N, et al. Drug related events and drug utilization in patients admitted to a geriatric hospital department.
Inappropriate medication is a major cause of adverse drug reactions in elderly patients.
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