A Database Analysis of Potentially Inappropriate Drug Use in an Elderly Medicaid Population

Browning SR; Piecoro LT; Prince TS; Ranz TT; Scutchfield FD

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A Database Analysis of Potentially Inappropriate Drug Use in an Elderly Medicaid Population

2000/01/01
By Browning SR ; Piecoro LT ; Prince TS ; ...

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Personal Author:

Browning SR ; Piecoro LT ; Prince TS ; Ranz TT ; Scutchfield FD
Description:

We conducted a cross-sectional retrospective review of 1996 Kentucky Medicaid Pharmacy claims data to examine the prevalence of potentially inappropriate drug use in 64,832 Medicaid recipients aged 65 years and older who received a prescription. Twenty-seven percent of patients received at least one potentially inappropriate agent. Prevalence was higher for nursing home residents (33%) than for community dwellers (24%). Amitriptyline (7.6%), propoxyphene (6.5%), doxepin (4.0%), and indomethacin (2.3%) were the most prescribed potentially inappropriate agents. Education programs and interventions aimed at optimizing the prescribing and dispensing of the most appropriate drugs are needed. [Description provided by NIOSH]
Subjects:

Education Occupational Diseases Occupational Health Safety Substance-Related Disorders
Keywords:

Drug-abuse Drugs Educational-resource-centers Occupational-diseases Overloading Pharmacology Pharmacy-workers
ISSN:

1875-9114
Document Type:

Text
Funding:

Cooperative Agreement
Genre:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Kentucky ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5
CIO:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Topic:

Workplace Safety & Health
Location:

North America
Pages in Document:

221-228
Volume:

20
Issue:

2
NIOSHTIC Number:

nn:20034418
Citation:

Pharmacotherapy 2000 Jan; 20(2):221-228
Contact Point Address:

L.T. Piecoro, Pharm.D., 8700 Mason-Montgomery Road, Box 2117, Mason, OH 45040
Federal Fiscal Year:

2000
Performing Organization:

University of Kentucky
Peer Reviewed:

True
Start Date:

20010930
Source Full Name:

Pharmacotherapy
End Date:

20270929
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Main Document Checksum:

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