Medication appropriateness criteria for older adults: a narrative review of criteria and supporting studies
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...
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Main Authors: | Kristina M. Niehoff (Author), Marcia C. Mecca (Author), Terri R. Fried (Author) |
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2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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