Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research
Assessment of the use of potentially inappropriate medication among geriatric patients in tertiary health care settings in western Uttar Pradesh, India: A cross-sectional study using Beer’s criteria.
Manik Brahemi , Alok Dixit , Vinay Kumar Gupta , Shakeel Ahmad , Jai Prakash Patel
JCDR. 2023: 2176-2186
Abstract
Introduction: In geriatric patients with advancement in age may lead in radical variations in term of their pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic factors. Therefore, their use of potentially inappropriate medications puts them at risk of experiencing life-threatening consequences. Accordingly, the purpose of the present study is to evaluate prescribing practices among elderly patients in accordance with Beer's criteria
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