Costs of potentially inappropriate medication use in residential aged care facilities

Costs of potentially inappropriate medication use in residential aged care facilities

Abstract Background The potential harms of some medications may outweigh their potential benefits (inappropriate medication use). Despite recommendations to avoid the use of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) in older adults, the prevalence of PIM use is high in different settings includin...

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Main Authors: S. L. Harrison, L. Kouladjian O’Donnell, R. Milte, S. M. Dyer, E. S. Gnanamanickam, C. Bradley, E. Liu, S. N. Hilmer, M. Crotty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Beers criteria
Potentially inappropriate medications
Older adults
Cognitive impairment
Dementia
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-018-0704-8

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