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June 22nd, 2004, 05:16
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About 1 out of 6 Seniors Receive Inappropriate Prescription Medications
This Canadian study found that 1 out of 6 seniors received POTENTAILLY inappropriate medical prescriptions, primarily short acting benzodiazepines and oxybutynin. COMMENT: The bias of these authors is clear-- the article states in their results section that "Nearly one-fifth (16.3%) of the seniors received at least one prescription for a PIM" (potentially inappropriate medication). Well, 16.3% equals almost exactly 1 out of 6. Certainly, 16.3% is much closer to 1 out of 6 (16.7%) than it is to 1 out of 5 (20%). This is still too many, so it is puzzling why the researchers would so recklessly misstate and inflate their statistics.
Prescribing of potentially inappropriate medications to elderly people
Michelle Howard, Lisa Dolovicha, Janusz Kaczorowskia, Connie Sellorsa, and John Sellors
Family Practice Vol. 21, No. 3, 244-247
http://fampra.oupjournals.org/cgi/c...stract/21/3/244 |
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