WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ABOUT THIS SUBJECT• Potentially inappropriate prescribing
in older people is a well‐documented problem and has been associated with adverse drug …

Potentially inappropriate prescribing (IP) is an issue of major importance in the
pharmacotherapy of older people globally. To date, Beers' criteria have been in common …

Purpose We sought to estimate the prevalence of potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP)
in the Northern Ireland (NI) population aged≥ 70 years, to investigate factors associated …

Background In 1997, Beers and colleagues developed explicit criteria for potentially
inappropriate drug prescribing in ambulatory older adults aged 65 years and over. Several …

Background: inappropriate prescribing encompasses acts of commission ie giving drugs that
are contraindicated or unsuitable, and acts of omission ie failure to prescribe drugs when …

Background Potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) in older people is associated with
increases in morbidity, hospitalisation and mortality. The objective of this study was to …

Purpose We sought to estimate the prevalence of potentially inappropriate prescriptions
(PIP) and potential prescribing omissions (PPOs) using a subset of the STOPP/START …

Background Older individuals often suffer from multiple co-morbidities and are particularly
vulnerable to potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP). One method of defining instances …

Purpose To examine trends in UK primary care prescribing of medications potentially
inappropriate for older people in the context of published international data. Methods …

Background The elderly population is increasing worldwide. Due to age-related
physiological changes that affect the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of drugs, the …