Adverse drug events occur in 15 percent or more of older patients presenting to offices,
hospitals, and extended care facilities. These events are potentially preventable up to 50 …

Importance The use of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) is widespread yet
continues to receive little attention in outpatient services. Objective To estimate the overall …

Abstract Learning Objectives After completing this course, the reader will be able to:
Differentiate the multiple definitions of polypharmacy in order to be able to recognize it in …

Inappropriate prescribing is a risk factor for adverse drug reactions and hospitalizations in
the elderly and places a considerable burden on the healthcare system. Hence, it is …

Resumen AL-AZAYZIH, Ahmad; ALAMOORI, Rawan y ALTAWALBEH, Shoroq M. Potentially
inappropriate medications prescribing according to Beers criteria among elderly outpatients …

Objectives To determine whether use of the Screening Tool of Older Persons' Prescriptions
(STOPP) and Screening Tool to Alert to Right Treatment (START) criteria reduces incident …

Objectives To determine the prevalence of potentially inappropriate medications (PIM s) and
related factors through a comparative analysis of the S creening T ool of O lder P erson's P …

Objectives To evaluate the prevalence of polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate
medication (PIM) use and the association between these and chemotherapy‐related …

Prescribing of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) that pose more risk than benefit
in older patients is a common occurrence across all healthcare settings. Reducing such …

Objectives Potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) use in older adults is a prevalent
problem associated with poor health outcomes. Understanding drivers of PIM use is …