Inappropriate Anticholinergic Medication Use In The Elderly

Inappropriate Medication Use in The Elderly of Amir Kola and Related Factors

Background: Due to the inappropriate drug use by the elderly leading to adverse drug reactions and side effects, this study aimed to determine the rate of inappropriate medication use among the elderly of Amirkola city using the Beers criteria. Methods: This descriptive and analytical study is part of a comprehensive study of "AHAP Elderly Health Status Study" (No. 892917) which was performed ...

Beers' criteria for potentially inappropriate medication use in the elderly.

BEST TOOL: The adapted Beers’ Criteria (HCFA Guidelines for Potentially Inappropriate Medications in the Elderly) identifies medications noted by an expert panel to have potential risks that outweigh potential benefits of the drug. The criteria are appropriate for persons older than 65 years of age, regardless of their level of frailty. The criteria provide a rating of severity for adverse outc...

Inappropriate Medication Use among the Elderly: a Systematic Review

Title: Inappropriate Medication Use among the Elderly: a Systematic Review

s excluded? The authors state that the axes of the search equation were “population, intervention and outcome” yet none of the search terms pertain to intervention or outcomes. The authors do not present any results that pertain to the use of inappropriate prescribing criteria as an intervention or on the outcomes of using such drugs. It would appear that the authors have only conducted a revie...

Potentially inappropriate medication use in elderly Japanese patients.

BACKGROUND Modified Beers criteria for elderly Japanese patients were developed in 2008 by consensus among 9 experts to reflect regional clinical practice and available medications in Japan. Since then, many physicians and pharmacists have expressed interest in obtaining more information about the criteria and alternative drug choices. OBJECTIVE This study examined the incidence, health care ...