Medication-related factors associated with proton pump inhibitor prescription beyond official guidelines in older adults.

Erik PuchonMaria GoboovaIvan VanoTomas FazekasZuzana Javorova-RihovaMagdalena Kuzelova

Published in: European geriatric medicine (2020)

The number of medications, potentially inappropriate medications according to the EU(7)-PIM list and Beers criteria, and the use of direct oral anticoagulants, warfarin and corticosteroid prescriptions were the medication-related factors associated with PPI prescription not according to guidelines in elderly patients.

Keyphrases

direct oral anticoagulants
venous thromboembolism
atrial fibrillation
healthcare
clinical practice
adverse drug
physical activity
emergency department
oral anticoagulants