Association Between Inappropriate Prescribing According to the 2023 Beers Criteria and Different Health Outcomes: A 1-Year Longitudinal Study in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
The use of at least one PIM, according to the 2023 Beers criteria, was high and associated with worse health outcomes. This underscores the imperative for healthcare professionals to exercise caution when prescribing medications to older patients.
Authors
- Alessandra Lamas Granero Lucchetti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1096-1038)
- Maria Elisa Caputo Ferreira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3294-7560)
- Eduardo Luiz Mendonça Martins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9907-8523)
- Oscarina da Silva Ezequiel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6836-8042)
- Giancarlo Lucchetti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5384-9476)
- Leonardo Oliveira Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2172-8688)
- Ricardo Moreira da Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0414-3709)
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Drugs - Real World Outcomes
- Published
- 2024-12-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s40801-024-00474-7
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.03