[Implementation and results of a geriatric medication database].
BACKGROUND
The aim of this project was to obtain information about drug therapy in geriatric units.


METHODS
Members of the geriatrics in Bavaria database (GiB-DAT) collected data on discharge medication and transferred them to the database. A total of 88,840 data sets of geriatric rehabilitation clinics and acute geriatric units were evaluated according to the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) system.


RESULTS
Patients (mean age: 81.1 years, female 67.7%) had an average of 10.4 diagnoses and took 8.0 drugs at discharge. A peak number of prescribed drugs was reached at the age of 60-70 years with a decrease in the following decades of life. Female patients received more drugs, significantly those in the decades from 71 to 80 and 81 to 90 years old. The bulk of the drugs were from the ATC groups "Cardiovascular system" (89.9%), "Nervous system" (82.3%) and "Alimentary tract and metabolism" (78%).
Geriatrie-Zentrum Erlangen, Waldkrankenhaus St. Marien, Rathsberger Str. 57, 91054, Erlangen, Deutschland. Karl.gassmann@waldkrankenhaus.de
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Trögner
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016303:Clinical Pharmacy Information Systems / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016208:Databases, Factual / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D055991:Health Records, Personal; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019338:Polypharmacy; D017678:Sex Distribution