Inappropriate medication use in the elderly: results from a quality improvement project in 99 primary care practices.

Andrea M Wessell; Paul J Nietert; Ruth G Jenkins; Lynne S Nemeth; Steven M Ornstein

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Inappropriate medication use in the elderly: results from a quality improvement project in 99 primary care practices.

April 23, 2008

Wessell AM, Nietert PJ, Jenkins RG, et al. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2008;6(1).

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A quality improvement intervention involving academic detailing, site visits, and feedback on prescribing practices successfully reduced inappropriate medication prescribing in geriatric primary care patients.

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