Weedle P B, Poston J W, Parish P A
Medicines Research Unit, Welsh School of Pharmacy, University of Wales College of Cardiff.
DICP. 1990 May;24(5):533-6. doi: 10.1177/106002809002400513.
Data relating to the use of medicines from a descriptive epidemiologic study of drug use in 55 residential homes for elderly people in Britain were analyzed. Of the 1888 residents included in the study, 1617 (85.6 percent) received a total of 5535 medicines. The median number of medicines received per day was three and the per-day range varied from one to thirteen medicines. Significantly more women than men received medicines and women also received more medicines each. The most frequently prescribed group of medicines were those acting on the central nervous (34.0 percent), the cardiovascular (27.2 percent), and on the gastrointestinal (8.9 percent) systems. Deficiencies were identified in doses, duration, and selection of drugs in certain therapeutic groups.
对英国55家养老院用药情况进行描述性流行病学研究得出的用药相关数据进行了分析。该研究纳入的1888名居民中，1617人（85.6%）共服用了5535种药物。每日服用药物的中位数为3种，每日范围从1种到13种药物不等。接受药物治疗的女性明显多于男性，且女性每人服用的药物也更多。最常开具的药物类别是作用于中枢神经系统的药物（34.0%）、心血管系统的药物（27.2%）和胃肠道系统的药物（8.9%）。在某些治疗组中，药物剂量、用药时长和药物选择方面存在不足。
