Is inappropriate medication use a major cause of adverse drug reactions in the elderly?

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 ...

Medication Errors Associated With Adverse Drug Reactions in Iran (2015-2017): A P-Method Approach

Medication errors are the second most common cause of adverse patient safety incidents and the single most common preventable cause of adverse events in medical practice. Given the high human fatalities and financial burden of medication errors for healthcare systems worldwide, reducing their occurrence is a global priority. Therefore, appropriate policies to reduce medication errors, using nat...

PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGYAND PRESCRIPTION Potentially inappropriate prescribing and adverse drug reactions in the elderly: a population-based study

Purpose Potentially inappropriate prescriptions (PIPs) criteria are widely used for evaluating the quality of prescribing in elderly. However, there is limited evidence on their association with adverse drug reactions (ADRs) across healthcare settings. The study aimed to determine the prevalence of PIPs, defined by the Screening Tool of Older Persons’ potentially inappropriate Prescriptions (ST...

The Prevalence of Drug-Drug Interaction and Inappropriate Drug Prescription Among the Elderly in Kashan

Background: Drug-drug Interaction (DDI) among the elderly is one of the major healthcare challenges worldwide. The present study assessed the rates of DDI and inappropriate drug prescription among the elderly in Kashan City, Iran.  Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was designed, conducted, and reported according to the guideline of Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies ...

Inappropriate Medication Use among the Elderly: a Systematic Review