Inappropriate Prescribing in Older Hospitalized Adults: A Comparison of Medical Specialties.

Ana Carmen Dos Santos Ribeiro Simoes JulianoAlessandra Lamas Granero LucchettiJéssica Teixeira Santos da SilvaLetícia Gomes SantosJéssica Borges Taranto NunesGuilherme Cortes FernandesGiancarlo Lucchetti

Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2017)

This study demonstrates the high and growing prevalence of PIMs in the hospital environment, according to Beers and STOPP criteria. Educational measures and specific pharmaceutical interventions for each specialty are needed to change this situation.

Keyphrases

healthcare
physical activity
primary care
risk factors
adverse drug
middle aged
emergency department
community dwelling