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Prevalence of potentially inappropriate medication and its correlates in elderly hospitalized patients: A cross-sectional study based on Beers criteria.
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- Lists of potentially inappropriate medications for older people in primary care: a systematic review of health outcomes.Cadernos de saude publica · 2024Pooled it
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- Prevalence and factors associated with potentially inappropriate medications in elderly stroke patients: A comparison of Beers 2019 and 2023 criteria.Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society · 2025Article
- Exploring Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use on Elderly Patients in a General Medicine Ward Using 2023 AGS Beers Criteria.Aging medicine (Milton (N.S.W)) · 2025Article
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- Potentially inappropriate medication use and comorbidity in association with quality of life in community-dwelling older people: a cross-sectional study in Iran.BMC primary care · 2025Article
- Association Between Inappropriate Prescribing According to the 2023 Beers Criteria and Different Health Outcomes: A 1-Year Longitudinal Study in Community-Dwelling Older Adults.Drugs - real world outcomes · 2025Article
- Drug Related Problems among Older Inpatients at a Tertiary Care Setting.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Potentially Inappropriate Medications Use and Associated Factors Among Older Patients on Follow-Up at the Chronic Care Clinic of Hiwot Fana Comprehensive Specialized Hospital in Eastern Ethiopia.Current therapeutic research, clinical and experimental · 2024Article
- Potentially inappropriate medicine use and predicting risk factors in hospitalized older adult patients: findings of a prospective observational study from Ethiopia.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2023Article
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- Assessing Medication Use Quality in Older Outpatients Using the Beers Criteria: Findings from a Single-Center Retrospective Study.Annals of geriatric medicine and research · 2023Article
- Potentially inappropriate medication uses and associated factors among elderly primary health care clinics attendees: A call to action.PloS one · 2023Article
- Overuse of medications in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review.Bulletin of the World Health Organization · 2023Article
- Potentially inappropriate medication use and the hospitalization rate among Thai elderly patients: a retrospective cohort study.European journal of clinical pharmacology · 2022Article
- Prevalence of potentially inappropriate medications based on the STOPPFrail criteria in frail older patients with limited life expectancy: a cross-sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
- The patterns and implications of potentially suboptimal medicine regimens among older adults: a narrative review.Therapeutic advances in drug safety · 2022Review
- Potentially inappropriate medication use among older adult patients on follow-up at the chronic care clinic of a specialized teaching hospital in Ethiopia. A cross-sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 2021Article
- The prevalence and risk factors of potentially inappropriate medication use in older Chinese inpatients with multimorbidity and polypharmacy: a cross-sectional study.Annals of translational medicine · 2021Article
- Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Hospitalized Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Study.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe increase in the prescription of potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) in older adults with significant health consequences is a global concern. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of PIM prescription in older adults as identified by Beers criteria 2015 and 2019. MATERIALS AND
methodsA cross-sectional study was carried out in older adults aged >65 years at a tertiary care postgraduate teaching hospital. All patients aged ≥65 years irrespective of their gender, admitted in the medical ward of the hospital with single/multiple comorbidities, and prescribed at least one daily medication, were included in the study. Data of patient history, patient case sheet, medication charts, laboratory reports, as well as radiological examinations test reports were retrieved from their files and were captured in a prevalidated data collection form. SPSS used for data analysis; multivariate logistic regression was used to determine the predictors of PIM prescribing and odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals for ORs were computed.
resultsStudy included 323 patients; 61.3% were male, 74% patients were 65-70 years of age, and 78% patients were illiterate. The overall prevalence of PIM uses according to the Beers criteria 2015 and 2019 was 60.1% and 61.9%, respectively. No association found between PIMs prescribes and diagnosis category. Male gender, age 76-80 years, and education 10-12th class were found to be significantly related to PIM prescription.
conclusionThis study reflects a critical view of noncompliance of Beers criteria for geriatric healthcare even in tertiary care hospitals in India. Creatinine clearance rate should be kept in view when prescribing medicines for elderly inpatients.
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