Medication misuse among elderly population in Pakistan

doi:10.1177/2042098616637250

. 2016 Jun;7(3):122-3.

doi: 10.1177/2042098616637250. Epub 2016 Mar 2.

Medication misuse among elderly population in Pakistan

Ahsan Saleem¹, Tahir M Khan²

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¹ Department of Pharmacy, Islamia University, Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
² School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway, Selangor 45700, Malaysia.

PMID: 27298723
PMCID: PMC4892403
DOI: 10.1177/2042098616637250

Medication misuse among elderly population in Pakistan

Ahsan Saleem et al. Ther Adv Drug Saf. 2016 Jun.

. 2016 Jun;7(3):122-3.

doi: 10.1177/2042098616637250. Epub 2016 Mar 2.

Authors

Ahsan Saleem¹, Tahir M Khan²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pharmacy, Islamia University, Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
² School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway, Selangor 45700, Malaysia.

PMID: 27298723
PMCID: PMC4892403
DOI: 10.1177/2042098616637250

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Conflict of interest statement: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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1. Anwar M., Green J., Norris P., Bukhari N. (2015) Self-medication, home remedies, and spiritual healing: common responses to everyday symptoms in Pakistan. Health Psychol Behav Med 3: 281–295.
1. Aqeel T., Shabbir A., Basharat H., Bukhari M., Mobin S., Shahid H., et al. (2014) Prevalence of self-medication among urban and rural population of Islamabad, Pakistan. Trop J Pharm Res 13: 627–633.
1. Baig L., Hasan Z., Iliyas M. (2000) Are the elderly in Pakistan getting their due share in health services? Results from a survey done in the pen-urban communities of Karachi. J Pakistan Med Assoc 50: 192–196. - PubMed
1. Cohen-Kohler J. (2007) The morally uncomfortable global drug gap. Clin Pharmacol Ther 82: 610–614. - PubMed

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[1] Anathhanam S., Powis R., Cracknell A., Robson J. (2012) Impact of prescribed medications on patient safety in older people. Ther Adv Drug Safety 3: 165–174. - PMC - PubMed

[2] Anathhanam S., Powis R., Cracknell A., Robson J. (2012) Impact of prescribed medications on patient safety in older people. Ther Adv Drug Safety 3: 165–174. - PMC - PubMed

[3] Anwar M., Green J., Norris P., Bukhari N. (2015) Self-medication, home remedies, and spiritual healing: common responses to everyday symptoms in Pakistan. Health Psychol Behav Med 3: 281–295.

[4] Anwar M., Green J., Norris P., Bukhari N. (2015) Self-medication, home remedies, and spiritual healing: common responses to everyday symptoms in Pakistan. Health Psychol Behav Med 3: 281–295.

[5] Aqeel T., Shabbir A., Basharat H., Bukhari M., Mobin S., Shahid H., et al. (2014) Prevalence of self-medication among urban and rural population of Islamabad, Pakistan. Trop J Pharm Res 13: 627–633.

[6] Aqeel T., Shabbir A., Basharat H., Bukhari M., Mobin S., Shahid H., et al. (2014) Prevalence of self-medication among urban and rural population of Islamabad, Pakistan. Trop J Pharm Res 13: 627–633.

[7] Baig L., Hasan Z., Iliyas M. (2000) Are the elderly in Pakistan getting their due share in health services? Results from a survey done in the pen-urban communities of Karachi. J Pakistan Med Assoc 50: 192–196. - PubMed

[8] Baig L., Hasan Z., Iliyas M. (2000) Are the elderly in Pakistan getting their due share in health services? Results from a survey done in the pen-urban communities of Karachi. J Pakistan Med Assoc 50: 192–196. - PubMed

[9] Cohen-Kohler J. (2007) The morally uncomfortable global drug gap. Clin Pharmacol Ther 82: 610–614. - PubMed

[10] Cohen-Kohler J. (2007) The morally uncomfortable global drug gap. Clin Pharmacol Ther 82: 610–614. - PubMed

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