Impact of a nationwide prospective drug utilization review program to improve prescribing safety of potentially inappropriate medications in older adults: An interrupted time series with segmented regression analysis.

Suhyun Jang Sohyun Jeong Eunjeong Kang Sunmee Jang

Published in: Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety (2020)

The implementation of a nationwide prospective DUR lowered the prescription of PIMs for older adults. On the other hand, PIMs that were not included were unchanged. Thus, it is worth considering expanding the DUR list to improve prescribing safety.

Keyphrases

primary care
physical activity
quality improvement
adverse drug
cross sectional
healthcare
drug induced