Prevalence of Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults Using the 2012 Beers Criteria
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The 2015 American Geriatrics Society (AGS) Beers Criteria are presented. Like the 2012 AGS Beers Criteria, they include lists of potentially inappropriate medications to be avoided in older adults. New to the criteria are lists of select drugs that should be avoided or have their dose adjusted based on the individual's kidney function and select drug-drug interactions documented to be associate...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0002-8614
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.13320