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Beers criteria
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Background
- Guideline to improve safety of prescribing medications for adults 65 and older[1]
- Emphasizes risk-benefit ratio, polypharmacy, drug interactions, adverse drug reactions.
- Developed by American Geriatric Society
- Also known as
- Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults
- Beers List
- Used in conjunction with STOPP/START criteria[2]
- Screening Tool in Older Persons for Potentially Inappropriate Prescriptions
- Screening Tool to Alert Doctors to the Right Treatment[3]
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See Also
References
- ↑ "American Geriatrics Society 2015 Updated Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults.". J Am Geriatr Soc. 63 (11): 2227–2246. 2015. PMID 26446832
- ↑ O'Mahony D ; O'Sullivan D ; Byrne S; et al. STOPP/START criteria for potentially inappropriate prescribing in older people: version 2. Age Ageing. 2015; 44: 213-218
- ↑ Hilary Hamilton, MB, MRCPI; Paul Gallagher, PhD, MRCPI; Cristin Ryan, PhD, MPSI; Stephen Byrne, PhD, MPSI; Denis O’Mahony, MD, FRCPI. Potentially Inappropriate Medications Defined by STOPP Criteria and the Risk of Adverse Drug Events in Older Hospitalized Patients. Arch Intern Med. 2011;171(11):1013-1019.
