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May 1, 2012Mental Health ClinicianOpen Access

This review highlights recent updates to the Beers Criteria and other screening tools used to identify potentially inappropriate medications in the growing geriatric population.

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Population

Geriatric patients (individuals over the age of 65)

Design

Review

Key result

This review highlights recent updates to the Beers Criteria and other screening tools used to identify potentially inappropriate medications in the growing geriatric population.

Authors

EKEric C KutscherMLMegan R. Leloux

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Overview

Updated Beers Criteria may aid identification of inappropriate medications in older adults; leaves open prospective outcome validation.

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Population
Geriatric patients (individuals over the age of 65)
E
Exposure
Beers Criteria and other screening tools for potentially inappropriate medications

Reviews updates to the Beers Criteria and other screening tools to identify potentially inappropriate medications in the growing geriatric population.

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Kutscher et al. (2012) conducted a review in Potentially inappropriate medications in geriatric patients. Beers Criteria and other screening tools was evaluated. This review highlights recent updates to the Beers Criteria and other screening tools used to identify potentially inappropriate medications in the growing geriatric population.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aaf75797d52d73992ce9cd1https://doi.org/10.9740/mhc.n107159
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