Prevalence of potentially inappropriate medication use in older population: comparison of the Finnish Meds75+ database with eight published criteria.

Jasmin Paulamäki Johanna Jyrkkä Virva Hyttinen Esa R Jämsen

Published in: BMC geriatrics (2023)

PIM use is common among older people in Finland according to the national Meds75+ database, but the prevalence is dependent on the applied criteria. The results indicate that different PIM criteria emphasize different medicine classes, and clinicians should consider this issue when applying PIM criteria in their daily practice.

Keyphrases

risk factors
physical activity
primary care
palliative care
systematic review
adverse drug
emergency department
randomized controlled trial