Geriatrician interventions on medication prescribing for frail older people in residential aged care facilities

Arjun Poudel1 School of Pharmacy, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]

Nancye M Peel2 Centre for Research in Geriatric Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

Charles A Mitchell1 School of Pharmacy, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

Leonard C Gray2 Centre for Research in Geriatric Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

Lisa M Nissen1 School of Pharmacy, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia;3 School of Clinical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

Ruth E Hubbard2 Centre for Research in Geriatric Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

Pages 1043-1051 | Published online: 25 Jun 2015

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