RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 A strategy to decrease the use of risky drugs in the elderly
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 561
OP 568
VO 71
IS 7
A1 Fosnight, Susan M.
A1 Allen, Kyle R.
A1 Holder, Carolyn M.
A1 Hazelett, Susan
YR 2004
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/71/7/561.abstract
AB Many medications that are safe in most patients pose serious risks in older patients, including functional decline, delirium, falls, and poorer outcomes. We describe our institution’s program of “academic detailing,” designed to reduce the use of three high-risk drugs in elderly patients.