Abstract Learning Objectives After completing this course, the reader will be able to:
Differentiate the multiple definitions of polypharmacy in order to be able to recognize it in …

Drug–drug interactions (DDI) occurring with potentially inappropriate medications (PIM) are
additional risk factors that may increase the inappropriate character of PIM. The aim of this …

Background: Older people with cognitive impairment, including dementia and delirium, are
high users of acute care services internationally. Potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) …

Background The use of potentially inappropriate medications (PIM) among the elderly is a
serious public health problem because it is intrinsically linked to increased morbidity and …

Background and objective: Inappropriate prescribing in the elderly population is a well‐
recognized problem in public health. The Beers criteria have been widely used to evaluate …

Objective: The present study was undertaken with the aim to detect extent of drug use in
elderly at medicine outpatient department at tertiary care hospital and to evaluate …

For the last 25 years, there have been mounting concerns that ED's fast-paced environment
is not suitable to meet the care needs of the ever-increasing older population. This paper …

Introduction Potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) prescribing is a global problem.
Limited data are available on the prevalence of PIMs in elderly patients with chronic kidney …

Objectives: To detect the prevalence and pattern of use of Potentially inappropriate
medications (PIMs) in hospitalized elderly patients of a tertiary care teaching hospital using …

Potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) was associated with adverse clinical outcomes
and higher healthcare resource utilization among older patients. In order to investigate the …