Background Polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) could cause
adverse drug events leading to poor health outcomes. This burden is addressed through …

Background Many challenges in elderly pharmacotherapy are identified, including the use of
Potentially Inappropriate Medications (PIMs) which may increase the odds of adverse …

Context: In the light of the swift and iterative nature of Agile Software Development (ASD)
practices, establishing deeper insights into capability measurement within the context of …

Background: The use of drugs with anticholinergic effects among elderly patients is
associated with adverse clinical outcomes. There is paucity of information about …

Abstract Background The American Geriatric Society Beers criteria comprise a screening
tool to identify potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) and guide healthcare providers …

Introduction: Primary care physicians need to have access to up-to-date knowledge in
various fields of medicine and high-quality information sources, but little is known about the …

Background Potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) contributes significantly to treatment
burden, specifically in older people. Detecting PIP and improving prescribing practices are …

Background: Inappropriate medication use is common around the world, particularly among
older patients, and, despite potentially being preventable, often leads to adverse clinical and …

Chapter 1 introduces what is known about the current challenges of medication
management in the elderly, with a special focus on management of potentially inappropriate …

Identifying potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) is vital to preventing adverse drug
events (ADEs), cognitive and functional impairment, and gastrointestinal disturbances in the …