Prevalence of potentially inappropriate medication use in older adults using the 2012 beers criteria

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 486-500

  Davidoff, Amy J ^a   Miller, G Edward ^b   Sarpong, Eric M ^b   Yang, Eunice ^c   Brandt, Nicole ^d   Fick, Donna M ^e  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

^c IL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF PHARMACY   (United States)

^e PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Beers criteria; inappropriate; medication; MEPS; older adults

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PRESCRIPTION DRUG; SULFONYLUREA;

AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; QUALITY CONTROL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT DURATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84925294518     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.13320     Document Type: Article

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