Original researchTrends in the prescription of inappropriate drugs for the elderly between 1995 and 1999
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Use of the Beers criteria to identify potentially inappropriate drug use by community-dwelling older dental patients
2012, Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral RadiologyCitation Excerpt :Identification of clinically relevant drug-related AEs affecting oral health care, such as xerostomia and sedation, certainly may warrant consultation with a patient's medical providers to determine the appropriateness of a change in drug therapy. This study updates and confirms earlier reports of relatively high drug utilization by community-dwelling older adults.19,20 For participants with a dental visit, a higher proportion reported being prescribed a drug (96.2%) than those without a dental visit (92.7%; P < .001).
Clinical update on nursing home medicine: 2011
2011, Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationCitation Excerpt :7600 medication profiles were reviewed. A statistically significant drop in use of Beers List medications was seen over time (25% versus 21%, p < .05).254 A larger database analysis of ambulatory elders found similar results with 21% having filled a high risk Beers medication in the preceding year.255
Potentially inappropriate medication in a German practice network—who prescribes what to whom?
2020, Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und GeriatriePrimary care physician characteristics associated with prescribing potentially inappropriate medication for elderly patients: Medicare Part D data
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Current affiliation: Geriatric Medicine, Good Samaritan Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland.