Amitriptyline prescribing in public sector healthcare facilities in the Western Cape, South Africa
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Date
2020
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Public Library of Science
Abstract
Inappropriate medication use is a major patient safety concern, especially for the elderly population. Amitriptyline is widely used in primary care in South Africa and a cross-sectional study found that amitriptyline was prescribed potentially inappropriately in 6.5% of elderly patients. An analysis of prescriptions from the Chronic Dispensing Unit in the Western Cape revealed that amitriptyline was one of the most common medicines prescribed without a suitable diagnosis listed on the prescription.
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South Africa, Healthcare facilities, Amitriptyline, Inappropriate prescribing, Elderly patients
Citation
Coetzee, R. et al. (2020). Amitriptyline prescribing in public sector healthcare facilities in the Western Cape, South Africa. PLoS ONE ,15(4),e0231675