One-year persistence of potentially inappropriate medication use in older adults: A population-based study.
Barbara RouxCaroline SiroisMarc SimardMarie-Eve GagnonMarie Laure LarochePublished in: British journal of clinical pharmacology (2020)
One-quarter of community-dwelling older adults are continuously exposed to PIMs. To optimize medication prescribing in the older population, further interventions are needed to limit the use of PIMs most likely to be continued, especially in individuals most at risk of being persistent and also particularly vulnerable to adverse events.