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Drug Intelligence & Clinical Pharmacy: Vol. 18, No. 6, pp. 525-529.
© 1984 Harvey Whitney Books Company.
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A study of pharmacists' involvement in drug use by the elderly

MC Smith and TR Sharpe

Three hundred elderly persons in a single Mississippi county were interviewed to determine drug use patterns and relationships with pharmacists. Although three-fourths had used the same pharmacy for longer than five years, only one in six used that pharmacy as their usual source for over-the-counter (OTC) drugs. More than eight percent incorrectly identified the use of their prescription drugs and 140 instances of potential drug interaction were identified. Communications with pharmacists were limited, as only one-fifth had talked with the pharmacist at the time their last prescription was filled and only one in six mentioned the pharmacist as someone they would ask about prescription drugs.




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