Inappropriate Medication Use Among Underserved Elderly African Americans

Inappropriate Medication Use among the Elderly: a Systematic Review

Title: Inappropriate Medication Use among the Elderly: a Systematic Review

s excluded? The authors state that the axes of the search equation were “population, intervention and outcome” yet none of the search terms pertain to intervention or outcomes. The authors do not present any results that pertain to the use of inappropriate prescribing criteria as an intervention or on the outcomes of using such drugs. It would appear that the authors have only conducted a revie...

Inappropriate Medication Use in The Elderly of Amir Kola and Related Factors

Background: Due to the inappropriate drug use by the elderly leading to adverse drug reactions and side effects, this study aimed to determine the rate of inappropriate medication use among the elderly of Amirkola city using the Beers criteria. Methods: This descriptive and analytical study is part of a comprehensive study of "AHAP Elderly Health Status Study" (No. 892917) which was performed ...

An Investigation on Inappropriate Medication Applied among Elderly Patients

Objective: Studies have shown that older people suffer from chronic diseases more than other age groups, resulting in more consumption of drugs. Age-related changes in the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of drugs alter drug disposition and response to medications in elderly patients. Recognizing these medications and avoiding their prescription for the elderly prevents the adverse effects...

Potentially inappropriate medication use in elderly Japanese patients.

BACKGROUND Modified Beers criteria for elderly Japanese patients were developed in 2008 by consensus among 9 experts to reflect regional clinical practice and available medications in Japan. Since then, many physicians and pharmacists have expressed interest in obtaining more information about the criteria and alternative drug choices. OBJECTIVE This study examined the incidence, health care ...