Reduction of potentially inappropriate medication in the elderly: design of a cluster-randomised controlled trial in German primary care practices (RIME)

• Autori principali: Ulrich Thiem (Autore), Stefan Wilm (Autore), Wolfgang Greiner (Autore), Henrik Rudolf (Autore), Hans-Joachim Trampisch (Autore), Christiane Müller (Autore), Gudrun Theile (Autore), Petra A. Thürmann (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: SAGE Publishing, 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) is considered to have potentially more harmful than beneficial health effects in elderly patients. A German example for a PIM list is the PRISCUS list that has been available since 2010. PIMs are associated with an increased risk of hospitalisat...