Objective To investigate the epidemiology of medication errors and error-related adverse
events in adults in primary care, ambulatory care and patients' homes. Design Systematic …

Objective To identify and summarize the evidence about the extent of overuse of
medications in low-and middle-income countries, its drivers, consequences and potential …

Importance The use of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) is widespread yet
continues to receive little attention in outpatient services. Objective To estimate the overall …

Background Older patients are commonly prescribed multiple medications therefore;
medication misadventures are common and expected among older patients. The use of …

Objective The authors assessed the prevalence of opioid and benzodiazepine prescription
drug misuse in older adults, the risk factors associated with misuse, and age-appropriate …

Inappropriate prescribing is a risk factor for adverse drug reactions and hospitalizations in
the elderly and places a considerable burden on the healthcare system. Hence, it is …

Resumen AL-AZAYZIH, Ahmad; ALAMOORI, Rawan y ALTAWALBEH, Shoroq M. Potentially
inappropriate medications prescribing according to Beers criteria among elderly outpatients …

Aims and objectives To analyse the prevalence, risk factors and evolution over time of
polypharmacy and self‐medication in the older people in Spain from 2006–2014 …

Abstract Background and Aim: Polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medication (PIM)
use in older populations (65+ years) have not yet been investigated by meta-analyses in …

Background Potentially inappropriate medications (PIM) for the older adults are those with
an unfavorable risk-benefit ratio when more effective and safe therapeutic alternatives are …