2019 AGS Beers Criteria for older adults

American Geriatrics Society 2015 Updated Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults.

The 2015 American Geriatrics Society (AGS) Beers Criteria are presented. Like the 2012 AGS Beers Criteria, they include lists of potentially inappropriate medications to be avoided in older adults. New to the criteria are lists of select drugs that should be avoided or have their dose adjusted based on the individual's kidney function and select drug-drug interactions documented to be associate...

American Geriatrics Society Beers Criteria and Anticoagulant Use in Older Adults With Renal Impairment

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2012 Beers Criteria.

Updating the Beers criteria for potentially inappropriate medication use in older adults: results of a US consensus panel of experts.

BACKGROUND Medication toxic effects and drug-related problems can have profound medical and safety consequences for older adults and economically affect the health care system. The purpose of this initiative was to revise and update the Beers criteria for potentially inappropriate medication use in adults 65 years and older in the United States. METHODS This study used a modified Delphi metho...

Evaluation of Inappropriate Drugs Prescription for Elderly Patients by Tabriz General Practitioners According to Beers Criteria in 2019

Objectives: Prescribing medication for the elderly is an important health issue. In this study, the status of prescribing inappropriate drugs for the elderly in general practitionerschr(chr(chr(chr(chr('39')39chr('39'))39chr(chr('39')39chr('39')))39chr(chr(chr('39')39chr('39'))39chr(chr('39')39chr('39'))))39chr(chr(chr(chr('39')39chr('39'))39chr(chr('39')39chr('39')))39chr(chr(chr('39')39chr('3...