Background High risk medications are commonly prescribed to older US patients. Currently,
less is known about high risk medication prescribing in other Western Countries, including …

Objective The trend towards polypharmacy is increasing among the elderly, and associated
with this trend is an increased risk of adverse drug effects and drug-drug interactions. Our …

Purpose.: To examine whether treatment with oral blood-pressure–lowering medication or
statins influences the risk of glaucoma. Methods.: This study was a case–control …

Aims: To examine patient characteristics that predict adverse anticholinergic-type events in
older people. Methods: This retrospective population-level study included 2,248 hospitalised …

Background Older people are exposed to multiple medicines that possess anticholinergic
properties. The use of anticholinergic medicines is associated with the risk of morbidity …

Background Because of co-morbidity, older persons are often exposed to use of an
excessive number of drugs, which per se implies also use of inappropriate drugs or of …

Rational, aims and objectives To examine the prevalence of potentially inappropriate
medicines (PIM s) in older N ew Z ealanders at a population level. Methods De‐identified …

Rational, aims and objective The aim of the present study was to compare the ease of use
and the capability of four approaches [Medication Appropriateness Index (MAI), the Beers' …

Objectives: to enhance identification of older nursing and residential home residents in a
national sample and describe their chronic disease prevalence. Design: cross-sectional …

What is known and objective Elderly people are the principal consumers of prescription
drugs. The more the medication used by the patient, the greater the likelihood there is of the …