Medication appropriateness criteria for older adults: a narrative review of criteria and supporting studies

• Asıl Yazarlar: Kristina M. Niehoff (Yazar), Marcia C. Mecca (Yazar), Terri R. Fried (Yazar)
• Materyal Türü: Kitap
• Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: SAGE Publishing, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Konular: article
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Polypharmacy is common among older adults and is associated with adverse outcomes. Polypharmacy increases the likelihood of receiving a potentially inappropriate medication (PIM). PIMs have traditionally been defined as medications that have either no benefit (e.g. therapeutic duplication) or increa...