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The Beers Criteria and the STOPP/START criteria present medications that may be inappropriate for use in older adults, [31] including drugs associated with high risk of adverse reactions for this population or lacking evidence for their benefits when safer and more effective alternatives exist. [32]
The Beers Criteria and the STOPP/START criteria help identify medications that have the highest risk of adverse drug events (ADE) and drug-drug interactions. [ 60 ] [ 61 ] [ 62 ] The Medication appropriateness tool for comorbid health conditions during dementia (MATCH-D) is the only tool available specifically for people with dementia, and also ...
The Beers Criteria are intended to serve as a guide for clinicians and not as a substitute for professional judgment in prescribing decisions. The criteria may be used in conjunction with other information to guide clinicians about safe prescribing in older adults. [5] [non-primary source needed] [6] [non-primary source needed].
"Inappropriate Prescribing and Related Hospital Admissions in Frail Older Persons According to the STOPP and START Criteria". Drugs & Aging . 29 (10): 829–837.
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Withdrawal of anti-hypertensive drugs in older people The latest evidence does not have evidence of an effect due to discontinuing vs continuing medications used for treating elevated blood pressure or prevention of heart disease in older adults on all-case mortality and incidence of heart attack. [ 8 ]