An educational intervention on drug use in nursing homes improves health outcomes resource utilization and reduces inappropriate drug prescription
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An educational intervention on drug use is feasible in nursing home physicians and improves the use of inappropriate drugs, use of antipsychotics, and drug duplications in their residents. It may also improve the risk of delirium and falls, and reduce the use of health care resources.
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García-Gollarte, F., Baleriola-Júlvez, J., Ferrero-López, I., Cuenllas-Díaz, Á., & Cruz-Jentoft, A. J. (2014). An educational intervention on drug use in nursing homes improves health outcomes resource utilization and reduces inappropriate drug prescription. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 15(12), 885-891.