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Medication appropriateness criteria for older adults: a narrative review of criteria and supporting studies

Polypharmacy is common among older adults and is associated with adverse outcomes. Polypharmacy increases the likelihood of receiving a potentially inappropriate medication (PIM). PIMs have traditionally been defined as medications that have either no benefit (e.g. therapeutic duplication) or increa...

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Autores principales: Niehoff, Kristina M., Mecca, Marcia C., Fried, Terri R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6348576/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30719279
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2042098618815431