Background Potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) is one of the main risk factors for
adverse drug events (ADEs) in older people. Purpose This systematic literature review aims …

Background Hip fractures in the older person lead to an increased risk of mortality, poorer
quality of life and increased morbidity. Benzodiazepine (BNZ) use is associated with …

WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ABOUT THIS SUBJECT• Potentially inappropriate prescribing
(PIP) refers to medications that should generally be avoided in older populations and doses …

Drug use represents a significant burden to public health through disease, disability and
social problems, and policy makers are becoming increasingly interested in how to develop …

Background Inappropriate medication prescription is a common cause of preventable
adverse drug events among elderly persons in the primary care setting. Objective The aim of …

Background: The Beers criteria identify inappropriate use of medications in older adults. The
number of and risk for adverse events from these medications are unknown. Objective: To …

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 …

Introduction: Anticholinergics are a class of medicines that block the neurotransmitter,
acetylcholine, in the brain and peripheral tissues. Medicines with anticholinergic activity are …

Objectives To investigate whether anticholinergic burden scores from nine published
anticholinergic scales are associated with adverse health outcomes, including hospital …

Abstract Learning Objectives After completing this course, the reader will be able to:
Differentiate the multiple definitions of polypharmacy in order to be able to recognize it in …