Purpose Potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) use causes preventable adverse drug
reactions in older patients. Several assessment tools have been published to identify and …

Objectives Deprescribing is effective in addressing concerns relating to polypharmacy in
residents of nursing homes. However, the clinical outcomes of deprescribing interventions …

Polypharmacy characterizes ongoing prescription of multiple medications in a patient.
Following the demographic change and growing number of elderly patients, polypharmacy …

Introduction: There is increasing recognition of the need for deprescribing of inappropriate
medications in older adults. However, efforts to encourage implementation of deprescribing …

Frailty is a geriatric condition associated with increased vulnerability to adverse drug events
and medication-related harm. Existing clinical practice guidelines rarely provide medication …

PURPOSE Potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) is a common yet preventable medical
error among older persons in primary care. It is uncertain whether PIP produces adverse …

Objective To systematically review literature reporting processes, impact and outcomes of
medication review and reconciliation in Australian residential aged care facilities (RACF s) …

Background Potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) may not have received as much
attention in primary care settings (compared to tertiary hospital and nursing home settings) …

Introduction Multimorbidity and polypharmacy are current challenges when caring for the
older population. Both have led to an increase of potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) …

Aim To summarize the existing literature concerning the association between polypharmacy
and adverse health consequences in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Methods …