Potentially inappropriate medication use by level of polypharmacy among US Veterans 49-64 and 65-70 years old.

Jordan Guillot Christopher T RentschKirsha S GordonAmy C JusticeJulien Bezin

Published in: Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety (2022)

Prevalence of PIMs was high and increased with polypharmacy. Beers Laroche and PROMPT provided similar estimations inside and outside their target age, suggesting that PIMs are common among those with polypharmacy regardless of age.

Keyphrases

adverse drug
risk factors
emergency department
electronic health record