Aims To synthesise associations of potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) with health‐
related and system‐related outcomes in inpatient hospital settings. Methods Six electronic …

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 …

Benzodiazepine (BZD) inappropriate use (ie, misuse and overuse) is a worldwide public
health problem. Despite current knowledge about increased sensitivity to side effects in the …

Background: Adverse drug outcomes in the elderly have led to the development of lists of
potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs), such as the Beers criteria, and these PIMs …

Polypharmacy and prescribing of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) are the key
elements of inappropriate medication use (IMU) in older multimorbid people. IMU is …

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 …

The dramatic demographic changes that are occurring in the third millennium are modifying
the mission of generalist professionals such as primary care physicians and internists …

Background Potentially inappropriate medications (PIM) for the older adults are those with
an unfavorable risk-benefit ratio when more effective and safe therapeutic alternatives are …

Both drug delivery performance and various age-related physical, mental and physiological
changes can affect drug effectiveness and safety in elderly patients. The many drug delivery …

Background There are tools and criteria in the literature aimed at distinguishing between
appropriate and inappropriate medicines use. However, many have not been externally …