L Pasina, A L Brucato, C D Djade, P Di Corato, S Ghidoni, M Tettamanti, C Franchi, F Salerno, S Corrao, A Marengoni, M Marcucci, P M Mannucci, A Nobili
PURPOSE: To investigate the prevalence of xanthine oxidase (XO) inhibitors prescription at admission and discharge in elderly hospital in-patients, to analyze the appropriateness of their use in relation to evidence-based indications, to evaluate the predictors of inappropriate prescription at discharge and the association with adverse events 3 months after hospital discharge. METHODS: This cross-sectional study, based upon a prospective registry, was held in 95 Italian internal medicine and geriatric hospital wards...
December 2014: European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology