Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment
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Potentially inappropriate medication use in older adults with mild cognitive impairment.
BACKGROUND Patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) may be especially vulnerable to the side effects of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs), especially those that impair cognition. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional study to determine the prevalence of PIM use among 689 patients with MCI. We used the 2003 Beers Criteria for cognitive impairment to identify PIMs. We then dete...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1079-5006,1758-535X
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glp158