Potentially inappropriate medications according to STOPP-J criteria and risks of hospitalization and mortality in elderly patients receiving home-based medical services.
Chi Hsien HuangHiroyuki UmegakiYuuki WatanabeHiroko KamitaniAtushi AsaiShigeru KandaHideki NomuraMasafumi KuzuyaPublished in: PloS one (2019)
PIMs categorized by STOPP-J are associated with hospitalization and mortality in Japanese patients receiving home-based medical services. PPIs, commonly used for acid-related diseases, do not seem to have deleterious effects on health outcomes. Country-oriented, medication-specific criteria would be of considerable clinical utility.