Assessing the prevalence of Beers medication utilization in the Medicare Part D population in 2020.

Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2024)

Even with the existence of the AGS Beers Criteria for PIM Use in Older Adults and its continued updated versions, 16% of medications dispensed to Medicare Part D were potentially inappropriate. Future studies are needed to assess if this has led to worsened outcomes among older adults who utilized these PIM.

Keyphrases

risk factors
physical activity
affordable care act
current status
healthcare
case control
emergency department
metabolic syndrome
electronic health record