Prevalence and factors associated with potentially inappropriate medication and medication complexity for older adults in the emergency department of a secondary teaching hospital in Indonesia.

Khusnul Fitri Hamidah Mahardian Rahmadi Farah Meutia Prihatma Kriswidyatomo Firman Suryadi Rahman Zamrotul Izzah Bambang Subakti Zulkarnain Leopold Ndemnge Aminde Christopher Paul Alderman Yulistiani Yulistiani Budi Suprapti

Published in: Pharmacy practice (2022)

In our study, over one in every two older adults admitted to the ED had PIMs, and a high medication complexity was observed. Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic disease was the leading risk factors for receiving PIMs and high medication complexity.

Keyphrases

emergency department
adverse drug
healthcare
physical activity
risk factors