High risk prescribing in older Australians: prevalence, outcomes and potential for intervention

老年人最有可能得到处方药，但他们也最有可能受到药物的伤害。澳大利亚老年人中高风险处方的程度和趋势尚不清楚。该项目将使用大规模关联数据来确定澳大利亚老年人中高风险处方的患病率、风险因素、临床后果和成本。该项目的研究结果将用于确定尽量减少与使用药物有关的危害的目标。

Older people are the most likely to be prescribed medicines yet they are the most likely to be harmed by their medicines. The extent of and trends in high risk prescribing among older Australians are not known. This project will use large-scale linked data to determine the prevalence, risk factors, clinical consequences and costs of high risk prescribing among older people in Australia. The findings of this project will be used to identify targets for minimising harm relating to use of medicines.