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==External Links==
==External Links==
[[American Geriatrics Society 2015 Updated Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults|http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/enhanced/doi/10.1111/jgs.13702/]]
 
[http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/enhanced/doi/10.1111/jgs.13702/ American Geriatrics Society 2015 Updated Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults]


==See Also==
==See Also==

Revisión del 01:48 30 ene 2016

Background

  • Guideline to improve safety of prescribing medications for adults 65 and older[1]
  • Emphasizes risk-benefit ratio, polypharmacy, drug interactions, adverse drug reactions.
  • Developed by American Geriatric Society
  • Also known as
    • Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults
    • Beers List
  • Used in conjunction with STOPP/START criteria
    • Screening Tool in Older Persons for Potentially Inappropriate Prescriptions
    • Screening Tool to Alert Doctors to the Right Treatment[2]


External Links

American Geriatrics Society 2015 Updated Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults

See Also

References

  1. "American Geriatrics Society 2015 Updated Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults.". J Am Geriatr Soc. 63 (11): 2227–2246. 2015. PMID 26446832
  2. Hilary Hamilton, MB, MRCPI; Paul Gallagher, PhD, MRCPI; Cristin Ryan, PhD, MPSI; Stephen Byrne, PhD, MPSI; Denis O’Mahony, MD, FRCPI. Potentially Inappropriate Medications Defined by STOPP Criteria and the Risk of Adverse Drug Events in Older Hospitalized Patients. Arch Intern Med. 2011;171(11):1013-1019.