Potentially inappropriate medications in older Chinese outpatients based on the Beers criteria and Chinese criteria

Objective: Polypharmacy increases the prevalence of potentially inappropriate drugs potentially inappropriate medications among older persons, lowering their quality of life. PIMs use can lead to higher mortality in older patients. This study aimed to compare the prevalence of PIMs in older Chinese...

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Main Authors: Ying Zhang, Zhaoyan Chen, Fangyuan Tian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2022.991087/full