The recording of drug sensitivities for older people living in care homes

WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ABOUT THIS SUBJECT • Care home residents are a frail and vulnerable population who are at a high risk of adverse drug reactions. • The recording of drug sensitivities is important to avoid the inadvertent prescribing, dispensing and administration of an offending drug to a sens...

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Published in:	British journal of clinical pharmacology Vol. 69; no. 5; pp. 553 - 557
Main Authors:	Alldred, David P., Standage, Claire, Zermansky, Arnold G., Barber, Nicholas D., Raynor, D. K., Petty, Duncan R.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.05.2010 Blackwell Science Inc
Subjects:	adverse drug reaction Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems - standards Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems - trends Aged allergy care homes Drug Hypersensitivity - etiology Homes for the Aged Humans Medical Records - standards Nursing Homes Pharmacies - standards Prescription Drugs - therapeutic use Short Report
ISSN:	0306-5251, 1365-2125, 1365-2125
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