Paracetamol prescriptions in older people hospitalized in a French geriatric hospital

Affiliations

¹ Médecine gériatrique aigue, Hôpital Paul Doumer Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris Labruyère France.
² Service de soins et réadaptation, Hôpital Paul Doumer Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris Labruyère France.
³ Service de long séjour, Hôpital Paul Doumer Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris Labruyère France.
⁴ Pharmacie, Hôpital Paul Doumer Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris Labruyère France.

Frederic Baud et al. Health Sci Rep. 2023.

. 2023 Sep 19;6(9):e1565.

doi: 10.1002/hsr2.1565. eCollection 2023 Sep.

¹ Médecine gériatrique aigue, Hôpital Paul Doumer Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris Labruyère France.
² Service de soins et réadaptation, Hôpital Paul Doumer Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris Labruyère France.
³ Service de long séjour, Hôpital Paul Doumer Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris Labruyère France.
⁴ Pharmacie, Hôpital Paul Doumer Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris Labruyère France.

No abstract available

Keywords: dose; older adult; paracetamol; prescription; reassessment.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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