Potentially Inappropriate Medications in Hospitalized Older Patients in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia Using 2023 Beers Criteria: A Retrospective Multi-Centric Study.
Kousalya PrabaharManar Saleem AlhawitiAsmaa Mokhtar YosefRaghad Saleh AlqarniFai Yahya SaydMohammed Omar AlsharifVikashini SubramaniHanan M AlshareefAhmed Mohsen Elsaid HamdanSaleh F AlqifariGhadi Saleh AlqarniSumayah Mokhtar YousufPublished in: Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare (2024)
PIMs are prevalent among older people and are significantly associated with age and multiple medications. Caution should be exercised while prescribing medications to older persons. Frequent audits should be performed to assess PIMs, and clinicians should be informed of the same to avoid serious outcomes associated with PIMs. Interventions designed to reduce PIM need to be initiated.