Background Older adults are more vulnerable to polypharmacy and prescriptions of
potentially inappropriate medications. There are several ways to address polypharmacy to …

Background: Older adults take multiple medications and are at high risk for adverse drug
effects. Objective: This systematic review was conducted to describe the impact of computer …

Background: Adverse drug-related events are common in the elderly, and inappropriate
prescribing is a preventable risk factor. Our objective was to determine whether …

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effectiveness of computer‐assisted decision support in
reducing potentially inappropriate prescribing to older adults. DESIGN: Randomized …

Background computerised interventions have been suggested as an effective strategy to
reduce potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) for hospitalised older adults. This …

Background Elderly people (aged 65 years or more) are at increased risk of polypharmacy
(five or more medications), inappropriate medication use, and associated increased health …

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 …

Background Polypharmacy poses threats to patients' health. The Systematic Tool to Reduce
Inappropriate Prescribing (STRIP) is a drug optimization process for conducting medication …

Study Objective To create a clinical decision support system (CDSS) for evaluating problems
with medications among older outpatients based on a broad set of criteria. Design Web …

The medication use process includes the following stages: prescribing, dispensing,
administering, and monitoring of medications. The prescribing stage is a key target for …