Evaluating Inappropriate Medication Prescribing Among Elderly Patients in Palestine Using the STOPP/ START Criteria.

Abdallah Damin AbuKhalilSiham Al-ImamMohammad YaghmourRaghad AbushamaLaith SaadHiba H Falana Hani A Naseef

Published in: Clinical interventions in aging (2022)

This study identified a high prevalence of PIPs among elderly patients during hospital admission and discharge. In addition, more than half of the geriatric patients in this study had PIP and a high prevalence of polypharmacy. Therefore, this study emphasizes the importance of adapting evidence-based tools, such as the STOPP/START criteria, to optimize patient medication therapy and guide prescribers in identifying and resolving PIMs and PPOs.

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