Appropriateness of dispensing practices of medicines to inmates in elderly care homes – evidence from a cohort of sri lanka

• In: Oral presentation on Tuesday, 12 September 2017, 09:00-12:00
• At: Seoul (South Korea) (2017)
• Type: Presentation
• By: SHANIKA, Lelwala Guruge Thushani (University of Sri Jayewardenapura, Allied Health Science, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka)
• Co-author(s): Shiraz Cader: B.Pharm degree program, Department of Allied Health Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenapura, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka
  Sujith Prasanna : B.Pharm degree program, Department of Allied Health Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenapura, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka
  Lelwala Guruge Thushani Shanika: B.Pharm degree program, Department of Allied Health Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenapura, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka
  Nithushi Samaranayake: B.Pharm degree program, Department of Allied Health Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenapura, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka
  
• Abstract:

  Methods

  A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in selected elderly care homes in the Colombo district. Inmates with chronic non communicable disease were recruited. A detailed medication history was obtained from each participant (or caregiver) using a pre-tested data collection form. Prescriptions were cross checked against the

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