Browsing Legemiddelbruk og pasientsikkerhet by Author "Brekke, Mette"
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Inappropriate prescribing for the elderly—a modern epidemic?
Nyborg, Gunhild; Straand, Jørund; Brekke, Mette (Journal article, 2012)PURPOSE: The elderly often use several drugs on a regular basis and are especially at risk for drug-related harm from side effects and interactions. The aim of this study was to explore the overall prevalence of and ... -
NorGeP kriterieliste
Rognstad, Sture; Brekke, Mette; Fetveit, Arne; Spigset, Olav; Wyller, Torgeir Bruun; Straand, Jørund (Others, 2009) -
Pharmacologically inappropriate prescriptions for elderly patients in general practice: how common?
Brekke, Mette; Rognstad, Sture; Straand, Jørund; Furu, Kari; Gjelstad, Svein; Bjørner, Trine; Dalen, Ingvild (Journal article, 2008)Objective. To assess Norwegian general practitioners’ (GPs’) level of potentially harmful drug prescribing for elderly patients. Design. Prescription data for 12 months were retrospectively retrieved from the Norwegian ... -
Prescription peer academic detailing to reduce inappropriate prescribing for older patients: a cluster randomised controlled trial
Rognstad, Sture; Brekke, Mette; Fetveit, Arne; Dalen, Ingvild; Straand, Jørund (Journal article, 2013)BACKGROUND: Older patients are at particular risk for adverse drug reactions. In older people, interventions targeting potentially inappropriate prescriptions (PIPs) are considered important measures to minimise drug-related ... -
The Norwegian General Practice (NORGEP) criteria for assessing potentially inappropriate prescriptions to elderly patients
Rognstad, Sture; Brekke, Mette; Fetveit, Arne; Spigset, Olav; Wyller, Torgeir Bruun; Straand, Jørund (Journal article, 2009)Objective. To establish a clinically relevant list with explicit criteria for pharmacologically inappropriate prescriptions in general practice for elderly people ]70 years. Design. A three-round Delphi process for validating ... -
The Norwegian General Practice – Nursing Home criteria (NORGEP-NH) for potentially inappropriate medication use: a web-based Delphi study
Nyborg, Gunhild; Straand, Jørund; Klovning, Atle; Brekke, Mette (Journal article, 2015)Objective. To develop a set of explicit criteria for pharmacologically inappropriate medication use in nursing homes. Design. In an expert panel, a three-round Delphi consensus process was conducted via survey software. ...