Pharmacist participation on the ward round in a specialized geriatric unit resulted in a numerical improvement in prescribing quality as measured by the STOPP/START tool.

Antidepressants were prescribed for a range of indications in all patients, but more commonly for unspecified reasons among the cancer patients. Future prospective studies that monitor antidepressant prescribing to cancer patients should ascertain details of the indication, pathways to prescription and differences in type, dose or schedule depending on prescribing medical practitioner.

Introduction: Elderly patients are at increased risk of adverse medication events (ADEs) and