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The Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults, commonly called the Beers List, [1] are guidelines published by the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) for healthcare professionals to help improve the safety of prescribing medications for adults 65 years and older in all except palliative settings.
Mark Howard Beers (April 24, 1954 – February 28, 2009) [1] was an American geriatrician whose research on drug interactions among the elderly led to the creation of the eponymous Beers criteria, which lists prescription medications that may have deleterious side effects in older patients.
Medicare recipients who take expensive prescriptions will get a break this year with a $2,000 cap on drug costs.. The cap will reduce out-of-pocket spending for potentially millions of older ...
[47] 15% of older adults are potentially at risk for a major drug-drug interaction. [48] Older adults are at a higher risk for a drug-drug interaction due to the increased number of medications prescribed and metabolic changes that occur with aging. [49] When a new drug is prescribed, the risk of interactions increases exponentially.
Starting in January, insurers will cover 60% of drug costs, with Medicare and drug manufacturers splitting the remaining 40% for brand-name drugs and Medicare picking up the full 40% for generic ...
Fortunately, there are new drugs being developed and legislation on the horizon that would provide non-opioid alternatives to seniors and others covered through Medicare and Medicaid plans.
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