Using Deprescribing Practices and the Screening Tool of Older Persons’ Potentially Inappropriate Prescriptions Criteria to Reduce Harm and Preventable Adverse Drug Events in Older Adults

OBJECTIVES: Approximately 98% of older Americans are simultaneously taking 5—or more—medications to manage at least 2 chronic conditions. Polypharmacy and the use of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) are a concern for older adults because they pose a risk for adverse drug events (ADEs), w...

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Autores principales: Earl, Tara R., Katapodis, Nicole D., Schneiderman, Stephanie R., Shoemaker-Hunt, Sarah J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2020
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Review Articles
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7447181/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32809998
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PTS.0000000000000747

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