ArticleFrontiers in medicine2025
Potentially inappropriate medications use among the older patients diagnosed with psychiatric diseases in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study.
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- Patterns and appropriateness of antipsychotic prescribing in community-dwelling older adults: a retrospective study.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026Article
- Inappropriate medication use and associated factors in geriatric patients with hypertension and diabetes.Journal of family & community medicineArticle
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Objective: To examine the prevalence of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) prescribed among older patients diagnosed with psychiatric diseases and to identify associated factors. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among older patients who visited outpatient clinics in Saudi Arabia between June 1st, 2019, and May 31st, 2023. PIMs use was estimated using the updated 2019 American Geriatric Society (AGS) Beers criteria. Data were analyzed using chi-square or Fisher's exact test for categorical variables and Results: Our study included 306 patients with psychiatric diseases, with 156 (50.98%) in the PIMs group and 150 (49.02%) in the non-PIMs group. There was a considerable positive correlation between the total number of prescriptions and the number of PIMs ( Conclusion: This study highlighted the elevated number of PIMs in older adults with psychiatric diseases in the outpatient setting, particularly those with comorbid neurological diseases. Therefore, clinical pharmacists may play a crucial role in improving the outcomes of patients diagnosed with psychiatric illnesses. Finally, future studies should examine additional strategies to reduce the use of PIMs in this population.
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