The association of potentially inappropriate medication at older age with cardiovascular events and overall mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort …

DC Muhlack, LK Hoppe, J Weberpals, H Brenner… - Journal of the American …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective The aim of this systematic review was to identify, evaluate, and meta-analyze
cohort studies reporting the association of potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) intake …

A systematic review of the impact of potentially inappropriate medication on health care utilization and costs among older adults

V Hyttinen, J Jyrkkä, H Valtonen - Medical care, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Background: Potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) are defined as those medicines
having a greater potential risk than benefit for older adults. In this systematic literature …

Tools for assessment of the appropriateness of prescribing and association with patient-related outcomes: a systematic review

N Masnoon, S Shakib, L Kalisch-Ellett, GE Caughey - Drugs & aging, 2018 - Springer
Background There are tools and criteria in the literature aimed at distinguishing between
appropriate and inappropriate medicines use. However, many have not been externally …

Developing dementia-capable health care systems: a 12-step program

S Borson, J Chodosh - Clinics in geriatric medicine, 2014 - geriatric.theclinics.com
Clin Geriatr Med 30 (2014) 395–420 http://dx. doi. org/10.1016/j. cger. 2014.05. 001
geriatric. theclinics. com 0749-0690/14/$–see front matter© 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights …

Association of potentially inappropriate medication classes with mortality risk among older adults initiating hemodialysis

RK Hall, AD Muzaale, S Bae, LM Rosman, DL Segev… - Drugs & aging, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background and Objective Older adults initiating dialysis have a high risk of
mortality and that risk may be related to potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs). Our …

Influence of frailty‐related diagnoses, high‐risk prescribing in elderly adults, and primary care use on readmissions in fewer than 30 days for veterans aged 65 and …

JA Pugh, CP Wang, SE Espinoza… - Journal of the …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To determine the effect of two variables not previously studied in the
readmissions literature (frailty‐related diagnoses and high‐risk medications in the elderly …

The relative benefits of claims and electronic health record data for predicting medication adherence trajectory

JM Franklin, C Gopalakrishnan, AA Krumme… - American heart …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Healthcare providers are increasingly encouraged to improve their patients'
adherence to chronic disease medications. Prediction of adherence can identify patients in …

Assessment of clinical pharmacy interventions to reduce outpatient use of high-risk medications in the elderly

SC Weddle, AS Rowe, JW Jeter, RC Renwick… - Journal of managed …, 2017 - jmcp.org
BACKGROUND: Use of high-risk medications in the elderly (HRME) and drug-disease (Rx-
DIS) interactions in the elderly, as defined by the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and …

Association between potentially inappropriate medications and hospital encounters among older adults: a meta-analysis

ER Weeda, M AlDoughaim, S Criddle - Drugs & Aging, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) are defined by the
American Geriatric Society as medications that should be avoided in the elderly in general …

Association of skeletal muscle relaxers and antihistamines on mortality, hospitalizations, and emergency department visits in elderly patients: a nationwide …

CA Alvarez, EM Mortensen, UE Makris, DR Berlowitz… - BMC geriatrics, 2015 - Springer
Background High-risk medication exposure in the elderly is common and associated with
increased mortality, hospitalizations, and emergency department (ED) visits. Skeletal muscle …